People keep money secrets and I have been collecting some of these secrets from people who attend my presentations. This is confession number 60 in the series:

“I have spent over $25,000 on cigarettes in my lifetime and I don’t even like them.”

Other confession already listed:

The First 25 Confessions
Confessions #26 - #50
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“Money is the root of all evil.” How many times have you heard that? I’ve heard it more times than I can count, and I’ve even spotted it hanging on the wall of the Monkees’ apartment on TV. It’s a popular thing to say, but it’s not true.
Without getting into a [...]

Leftovers used to make me gag. Unfortunately, I was too cheap to eat out frequently, and too lazy to cook a completely new meal every night. This caused internal conflicts. I had to find creative ways to enjoy eating at home more often. Here are some ideas I experimented with that finally convinced my [...]

There are money secrets that we all carry around with us. I have been collecting money confessions from people who come and see me talk over the last few months. This is confession number 59 in the series:

“I have wasted far too much money putting extras on my car.”

Other confession already listed:

The First 25 [...]

I know you didn’t ask for my two cents, but I will tell you anyway that I find figures of speech fascinating. The things we say without thinking say a lot about what we think, and a lot of the most common idioms are about money. For instance, why do we stretch a dollar but [...]

In her book, If You Want to Write, Barbara Ueland states, “Families are great murderers of the creative impulse…” This statement is bold, but unfortunately true for many. Many have had family members shoot down great ideas as too good to be true, too difficult or maybe even stupid.
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Most of us have a hidden money secret or two that we keep to ourselves. For the past few months, I have been asking people to anonymously tell me their money confessions. This is confession number 58 in the series:

“I sometimes place quarters into parking meters that are about to run out as I walk [...]

17 Ways You Can Use Tennis Balls: If you have some tennis balls sitting in your closet doing nothing, here are some alternative uses for them.
Recession Warning Signs: “The employment statistics and the bond market are combining to send out a warning that has been heard only rarely in the past two decades: A [...]

Babies draw. Toddlers draw. Kids draw. They color from the first time they get a crayon in their hand to the time they learn to write, as sketches and drawings are their best way of written communication and expression. As parents, we become extraordinarily fond of the smacked-on dots and lines when babies learn to [...]

By Al at Hop Talk
Editors Note: I wrote a piece on how to save money on beer awhile back and Al chasized me for only considering how to save money and not about how to get true value. In response, he has put together this list of how to get the best value out of [...]