Tag: money management
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The Big Deal About Debt
Have you ever taken money from a loan shark where you put a pound of your own flesh up as collateral so that your BFF could woo his lady fair (see the plot for the Merchant of Venice)? The girl in me is thinking, “oh my, how romantic,” the rational human being in me is…
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5 Stupid Things You Can Do With Your Money
Surely there are more than 5 stupid things you can do with your money, but I’d be writing forever.
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Festival of Frugality #242: Poor Richard Edition
Welcome to the 242nd Festival of Frugality! This week’s edition is dedicated to none other than Poor Richard himself, Mr. Benjamin Franklin. Although mostly famed for lacking the sense to come in out of the rain, Franklin played a major role in establishing industry, thrift and frugality as American values. Poor Richard’s Almanack was published from 1732 to…
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7 Days to a Budget
If you’re like me, you can sit down for hours at a time and enjoy looking over your budget. If you’re normal, you have neither the time nor the inclination to spend a perfectly good evening crunching numbers. I’m assuming that most people are ‘normal’ (at least in terms of budgeting) and for that reason,…
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Money Love – Part One
Saying that money can’t buy happiness is as Miss-America-ish as wishing for world peace and puppies for everyone. Part 1 of a deeper discussion about that age-old question.