Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Saving Starts at Home

    Knowing your way around the house, around the drill, around wastefulness can add up to some pretty hefty savings. Here are a few of those tips and tricks that you might have missed out on if you too were absent from Home Ec.

  • How the Rich Roll

    Sensationalism is entertaining. Perhaps that is why so many people cling to the images of millionaires spending beau coup bucks in outrageous ways and think that that is how the rich really behave. The truth is that high net-worth individuals do spend, save and accumulate their money differently than the average Joe and Joan, just…

  • Money-Proof Your Relationship

    Money-proofing your relationship is a good exercise in what the British call “communication.” Furthermore, when two people can get on track and work towards common goals, they become a force to be reckoned with. Today, you and your spouse could be that force.

  • The New Frugality

    Perhaps due to a recession, perhaps due to increase in personal responsibility, I don’t know, but there has been a movement of people interested in making their money work for them instead of the other way around. What is this movement all about? Well I’ll tell you. Duh.

  • The World’s Best Savers

    There is nothing like a bit of healthy competition to motivate you to save, so wouldn’t you like to know where you stand in the list of nations who are the best savers? The title of world’s best saver has been fought out by different countries for many years, as tax laws change, government funded…

  • Online Grocery Shopping – Worth it?

    I noticed recently that there has been a increasing number of companies that offer non-perishable, household goods online. When I first became aware of Alice.com about a year ago, I checked a few of their prices against my Commissary and decided that they weren’t cost efficient for me. One year later, newer sites like Soap.com…

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