They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. ~ Confucius To a great extent, Balance Junkie is about getting things right in your life – financially and otherwise – whatever right means for you. What’s right for you financially, psychologically, interpersonally, and physically? The answers aren’t always so obvious, and it’s… Continue Reading
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5 New Year’s Resolutions that are Good for Your Wallet
The following is a guest post with some good advice to kick off 2012. Enjoy! The New Year is upon us, and for many, this time of the year signifies a time of new beginnings. People strive to better themselves by creating New Year’s resolutions, many of which are focused on health. While trying to… Continue Reading
Putting Money In Its Place
Tell your money where to go. Don’t ask where it went. ~ Unknown We spend a lot of time here kicking around different ideas on how to manage your money. What’s the best way to spend it, save it, and invest it? It’s all about controlling your money rather than letting it control you. From… Continue Reading
Balance Junkie Update: Changes Coming
Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights. ~Pauline R. Kezer Spring has finally arrived, bringing with it all kinds of changes. We’ve had quite a few changes come up at my house over the past couple of weeks too. I’ll spare you the details, but… Continue Reading
Thoughts on the GM IPO
Even when we know what is right, too often we fail to act. More often we grab greedily for the day, letting tomorrow bring what it will, putting off the unpleasant and unpopular. ~Bernard M. Baruch We all knew the GM Initial Public Offering was coming. I was not a fan of bailing out the… Continue Reading
Financial Literacy Is Like Green Eggs and Ham
The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think than what to think – rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men. ~ Bill Beattie Update #1: This post was included in the Carnival of… Continue Reading
5 Financial Toxins and Antidotes
Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. ~ John Kenneth Galbraith Update: This post is featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance – Women in History Edition posted at Simply Forties. Thanks! I mentioned at the end… Continue Reading
How To Sample Wisely From the Noise Buffet
And then! Oh, the noise! Oh, the noise! Oh the noise! Noise! Noise! Noise! That’s one thing he hated! The NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! ~ Dr. Seuss, from How the Grinch Stole Christmas How the Grinch Stole Christmas is one of my favourite holiday classics – both the book and the animated version. I know.… Continue Reading