Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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5 Painful Ways to Save Money
It’s easy to start cutting back on those not-so-fun expenses like car insurance, your dental plan, and septic tank maintenance. Do you have what it takes to cut where it hurts (metaphorically speaking, of course)? Or are you just a sissy?
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6 Childish Lessons in Finance
I spent this past week in Home Sweet Colorado with family, including my 5 nieces and nephews, all of whom are under the age of 4. A few meltdowns, a few dirty diapers, a few scrapped knees later, I’ve come away with some financial lessons that all children know; even if they don’t know it.
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Money Carnivals
Here are the carnivals where I was featured this week: Carnival of Personal Finance @ Live Real Now – Why are You Saving? Festival of Frugality @ Simply Forties – Paperback Swapping: Books on a Budget Wealth Builder Carnival @ My Wealth Builder – Running on a Budget As long as you’re stalking me, also check out my inclusions at Time and MSN Money.…
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How do you know when it’s time to update your Mac?
Our tech gadgets and devices become more advanced all the time. But one thing that doesn’t improve is their life expectancy. Laptops tend to last on average no more than 2-3 years. Nevertheless upgrading to a new computer is a costly expense. If you’re a Mac user like I am and think your old machine…
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Charles Schwab Money Survey
Back in February Charles Schwab took account of the money attitudes of the Sandwich Generation (Americans with Young Adult Children, Ages 23-28, and Living Parents) as they were affected by the recession. A majority of the respondents reported that they felt optimistic about the future and that they even felt that there was a positive…
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It’s Been One of Those Weeks Already
Today’s post is directly from Crystal. 🙂 Yep, in the last 24 hours, I have spent more than $1500 and none of it was really planned. This will put a slight damper on us for a few months since this of course came while our business has been slower too. 🙁 Beeping, Beeping, AHHHH We…
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