I don’t like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves. ~ Joe Louis Update: This article was selected for the Best of Money Carnival #56 posted at Free Money Finance. Thank you! It was also included in the Carnival of Financial Planning #147 posted at The Skilled Investor. Thanks! Money, or the lack of it,… Continue Reading
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True or False: Compatibility = Similarity
Loving is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1939 Update: Mr. Cheap over at Four Pillars has been running a series of posts on love and money last week and this week. I have really been enjoying them. You might too! We continue our Love… Continue Reading
Love & Money: Does It Have to Be One or the Other?
Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it’s greedy or loving. ~ Dan Millman Update: This post is featured in the Money Hacks Carnival #104: Have You Ever? edition at Rabbit Funds. Thanks Adam! This post… 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
Gurus & Experts: Should You Listen?
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. ~ Andre Gide (1869-1951) Yesterday we talked about the abundance of advice available, especially at this time of year. Experts and gurus are prolific sources of this “noise“. So what’s the difference? In my mind, an expert is someone with above average knowledge… Continue Reading
6 Remedies For a Debt Hangover
Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right. ~ Oprah Winfrey OK, so you overindulged. You read all of those articles warning about moderation or complete avoidance. You intended to follow that prudent advice. But you didn’t. I could easily be talking about alcohol consumption or debt consumption. Either… Continue Reading
2010 What Ifs
Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. ~ Hal Borland Yesterday we looked at some notes that I had made at the beginning of 2009. Today, we look at possible problem areas for 2010. Again, these are obviously not… Continue Reading
Why You Should Care About Economics
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today. ~ Laurence J. Peter (1919 – 1988) Economics is often called “the dismal science” for its general lack of prediction accuracy. There are lots of other reasons financial experts and non-experts alike detest it. For most laypeople… Continue Reading