Another month has passed all too quickly and it’s time to round up a few of my favourite articles from September. How quickly 2010 is slipping away! It seems like just yesterday I was writing up a few ideas on 2010 What Ifs for the New Year. Now it’s time to start thinking about what… Continue Reading
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20 Cents from May 2010
It’s time for the next monthly installment of 20 Cents. Is it just me or did it seem like May was only 12 days long? Here are 10 of my favourite articles from around the web for May, 2010. I try to include a fairly well-rounded selection each month, but 10 slots is just not enough… Continue Reading
2010 Financial Plan: Q1 Update
The course of life is unpredictable . . . no one can write his autobiography in advance. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel Update: This post is featured in The Carnival of Money Stories #49 at Foreigner’s Finances. Thanks! When I wrote about Our 2010 Financial Plan in January, there was a lot of uncertainty about our… Continue Reading
20 Cents from March 2010
Here’s my monthly gathering of 10 of my favourite articles from around the web. The bad news is: there are usually way more than 10 articles that I could include here, so some great ones inevitably get missed. The good news is: I just joined Twitter, so I’ll be able to share articles with you… Continue Reading
Book Review: You’re Broke Because You Want to Be
People are the way they are because that is the way they choose to be. Money doesn’t change the kind of person you are. You are who you are because of the choices you make, not because of how much money you have. ~ Larry Winget Update: This review is included in the Carnival of… Continue Reading
Preemptive Purchases: Wasteful or Worth It?
Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday. ~ Author Unknown Update: This post is included in The Carnival of Personal Finance @ My Journey to Millions. Thanks Evan! Have you ever replaced an item before it really stopped working? Recently, we bought a new washer and dryer. Our old ones were working fine, but… Continue Reading
Your Financial Hierarchy of Needs
The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs. ~ Joe Girard Update: This article made it into the editor’s top 5 picks in The Carnival of Personal Finance – Support Haiti Edition @ Million Dollar Journey. Thanks Frugal Trader! Abraham Maslow is the psychologist best known for his… Continue Reading
Book Review: All Your Worth
Sometimes people who save their money are shown as the colorless folks, the conservative ones who don’t dare. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, people who save are the ones who dare to dream, the ones who have big ideas – and who make real plans to make those dreams happen.… Continue Reading