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Making Peace with Plastic Grocery Bags
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” — Dr. Seuss in The Lorax I confess… I’m not the most frugal person. I even get fewer points for recycling. But it’s never too late to learn a tip or two about frugality and alternative uses for…
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Why I love my granny flat
Have an aging parent or grandparent? A teenager or young adult who desperately needs their space (and you desperately want to give it to them)? Any other family member or friend who needs a place, but you don’t want them in your space? That’s why I love my house with its granny flat, as the…
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God and the Million-Dollar Bill
“Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil.” — Henry Fielding This weekend as I stood outside Starbucks (waiting for Jeanine to buy an afternoon cup of Joe that would get us through the rest of our errands), I saw a man stoop down and pick up what looked to be…
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The Purse
About seven years ago my niece Kate came to live with me, and a whole new world of experience opened up for me. I’m a gay man”what the hell did I know about what little girls need? Suddenly I was raising one, and learning how to share my values with a young person who was…
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Money Makes the World Go ‘Round
I got to thinking about money after a meeting the other day. It is probably the #1 worry people have. I would say health comes first, but it only seems to outrank money if something is wrong, rarely does it come first from a position of a holistic or preventative mindset. Money has also been…
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Steak and the Economy
“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it” — Ronald Reagan In the past, I’ve written about housing starts as a leading economic indicator. Investopedia defines it as, “how many new…
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Paid Biweekly? This tip is for you
Most of us, salaried and hourly workers alike, are paid biweekly. This is almost the same as twice a month, but not quite, and if you’re smart it can make a great impact on your financial life. Biweekly paychecks mean you get 26 of them a year; in other words, there will be two months…
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Are You Too Frugal?
Don’t you find it interesting that when you say you are trying to be frugal, you get some of the strangest looks, well it’s not for everyone, however, are you too frugal? You know you’re frugal when you… … go window shopping at the thrift store. …keep trying to reuse that glob of sticky stuff…
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One week in Bangkok: Day 4 & 5
The last few days I’ve been absorbed in the conference I came out here to attend. But I have managed to squeeze in a few outings before the trip is over. I took my Thai team out to lunch today at Fujiyama, a great Japanese restaurant, and the six of us had a feast (plus…
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Ten Money Questions for Gina Trapani
Gina Trapani is the editor of Lifehacker.com. Lifehacker is one of the more useful Gawker Media sites because it offers “life-altering” tips for managing information and time… and time is money, right? I asked Gina a few questions about personal finance, consumerism and her history with money. 1. Do you agree with the proverbial saying…
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