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Monday, September 20th, 2010Today’s Question of the Day was inspired by Just Because You CAN, Doesn’t Mean You SHOULD from MoneyCrush. After reading her post, I got to thinking about times when I practiced self-control when at the store. I think I have a pretty good handle on compulsiviness when at the store. That’s not to say that [...]
Question of the Day – Eating Out
Friday, September 10th, 2010It’s been awhile since I asked these questions: How often do you and your family eat out on a monthly basis? How much do you spend per month on average, eating out? Over the last month (August 10 – September 10), we have eaten out once as a family and I took the kids to [...]
Our School District Gets On My Nerves
Thursday, September 9th, 2010(begin rant) At the start of this school year, it was announced that our school district would no longer accept checks as payment. This announcement included checks written for school lunches. They will now accept cash, money orders, or parents can sign up for an account with MyLunchMoney.com and pay that way. Cash and money [...]
10 Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Change Your Financial Life
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010No matter how bad your current financial situation is, there are things you can do to turn it around. I’ve created a list of ten that I could think of. This isn’t an exhaustive list by any means but it will give you a start: 1. Gather ALL of your financial papers together. This step [...]
Question of the Day – How Much Should Kids Know About the Family Finances?
Friday, August 27th, 2010Here is today’s question of the day: How much should kids know about the family finances? This question has been on my mind for a couple of years now. Our boys are (nearly) 15 and 13.5-years old (our daughter’s still too young to be interested in this stuff) and I want them to have a [...]
Happiness
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010Beth sent me a link to this article: But Will It Make You Happy? It’s a long article but it is at least interesting. Here are a few highlights: She had so much. A two-bedroom apartment. Two cars. Enough wedding china to serve two dozen people. Yet Tammy Strobel wasn’t happy. Working as a project [...]
How Much Does it Cost to Drive a BMW 740Li?
Friday, July 23rd, 2010A lot! Last week when I was getting the oil changed in my wife’s car, this fairly young-looking guy pulls up in a fairly new BMW 740Li. I got to wondering how much it would cost a person to drive a car like that. If you’ve never priced the 740Li, you might be shocked that [...]
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