Category: Musings

  • My Confession

    I just finished watching “Confessions of a Shopaholic.” And I liked it. Mostly.

  • How to Be Thankful

    Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.  This time of year always gets me feeling thoughtful and introspective.  Like Ernest Hemingway without the drinking… or the man parts.  The Ernest in me is thinking about being thankful – BIG stretch, seeing as how tomorrow's Thanksgiving.  Writing a financial blog (and having a pulse in general) requires that, at times, I ponder negative…

  • Money Love – Part Deux

    Saying that money can’t buy happiness is as Miss-America-ish as wishing for world peace and puppies for everyone. Part 2 of a deeper discussion about that age-old question.

  • Your Space & Sanity are Worth Something

    My organizing magazines are disorganizing my house. How ironic.

  • Why Your Cable Bill is More Than You Expected

    There have been several times when I see a cable commercial and I think to myself, “Why don’t we have such a great deal for our tv’s? Those people in the commercial have 1,000 more channels than us and pay half as much!” Today I went to directtv.com to sort this whole mess out.

  • The Creed

    Today is a big day and you didn't even know it.   It's my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary.  And it's the eve of Going-to-Japan-Day for Hubs and I.    So, I think it's only fitting to pass on some wisdom directly from Opa and Oma today. While Opa was deployed to Pakistan for a year with the…