Richly Reasonable

Category: Musings

  • Congressional Compensation

    Ever wonder why congress gets to vote itself pay increases? I did, so I looked it up. I did all the work for you.

  • The Most Fiscally Irresponsible Song Lyrics

    Tonight’s the night Let’s live it up I got my money Let’s spend it up Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling Ahhh, so tonight is the night. Good thing you told me, I thought tomorrow was the night. Wait, what are we going to do tomorrow if we spend all the money tonight?

  • 15 Ways to Simplify Your Life

    In terms of your to-do list: simple begets easy, easy begets accomplished, accomplished begets having time to do all of that other stuff you really wanted to do. Here are some ideas to get you started saving that most precious commodity: time.

  • Tools for Teaching Kids About Money

    I don’t remember how to play piano (short attention span). Those tennis lessons sure didn’t stick (minimal upper-body strength). But I’ve sure found some of the lessons my parents taught me about money management invaluable (but if I had to tag a number on it, I’d say around $1 billion). Here are some ideas for…

  • The Other Guys

    This past weekend Husband and I saw The Other Guys. We loved it, by the way. Being the nerd that I am, however, my favorite part was the ending credits where the movie makers shared some interesting financial facts and statistics. Now, some of these illustrations were politically charged (hey, it’s Hollywood) and/or slanted to…

  • I Get Less Done When I Have Nothing to Do

    The law of inertia states that a body in motion will tend to remain in motion and that a body at rest will tend to remain sitting on her butt, reading cheesy romance novels. That’s just science.