What makes some people spendthrifts and others tightwads? My undergraduate biology degree requires that I frame the question in terms of “Nature or Nurture?” I wonder about my grandmother who lived through the depression? Did a frugal nature simply allow her and others like her to survive it? Or did the circumstance itself create the [...]
We all want a job we enjoy and not dread going to each day. Are you just starting out and are not sure what you want to do? Or do you currently have a job, but long to be doing something else? To obtain your ideal career, you may want to consider a few things. [...]
I may have discovered the perfect crime. I can’t tell you who exactly is committing it, how exactly he’s doing, or who exactly it hurts, but I know someone, somewhere could be getting rich from it. Last month, a charge for a hotel stay was $0.75 higher on our credit card bill than on the [...]
Do you ever wander by an empty house for sale or rent and wonder what kinds of treasures it may hold? You might be surprised. Once, I had my secrets about houses, but now that I’m a homeowner and won’t be house-hopping anymore, I’ll share them with you. People lose the strangest things in the [...]
What scares you? What is holding you back and affecting your financial well-being? If you were not afraid, how different would your life be? I think fear is a major problem when it comes to finances. Do you have any of the following financial fears? Budgeting. This is one of the most fundamental tasks for [...]
I have been collecting the money confessions of people who give them to me anonymously over the past few months. I share some of the more interesting ones here. This is confession number 69 in the series: “I keep most of my money at home. I don’t trust banks.” Other confession already listed: The First [...]
Instead of mumbling, “What a rip off” to yourself as you walk out of a place of business, tell the business owner or manager what has you steamed. Companies who deserve your business will listen. Here are three positive experiences, and one negative, I had. Get an estimate in advance Recently, I took my road [...]
For the last few months I have been collecting the money confessions of people that attend the talks I give. I share some of them here as part of an ongoing series. This is confession number 68 in the series: “I have no idea why I buy some of the crap I do.” Other confession [...]
