When to Pull the Plug on Bargain Hunting?
Perhaps you were smart and started your holiday shopping early. The rest of us will be scrambling for gifts at the right price this season. But whether or not you'll…
Index Funds, Actively Managed Funds, or Individual Stocks?
Any finance professional will tell you that if you want to grow your wealth, your asset allocation needs to include stocks. The reason is simple - stocks have the highest…
Save Money and Landfills with Canvas Grocery Bags
'œYou see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.' '“ Anthony Robbins…
Simple Living in a Nutshell
Simple living is reducing the clutter of life and space down to the essentials of what is important; allowing what remains to stand out and bring value. Kind of like…
Learning about the smart car: save gas, space, clean air and money
'œI know that I am partly to blame, by insisting that cars run on trash.' '“ Al Gore on SNL Last weekend after touring the Project 7 Ten house (a…
Ten Money Questions for Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is a self-taught chef and creator of the popular Amateur Gourmet website and blog. He also just released a new book, The Amateur Gourmet: How To Shop, Chop,…
Femme Economics: Home Hair Color
For most people, a salon hair-dye job is the last thing to go when tightening a budget. Those of us with varied forms of Vanity Disorder (VD) would rather give…
Two Epidemics: Retirement and HIV
Two weeks ago, Nina wrote an article titled: HIV and Surviving Retirement. I was especially intrigued by this one as it touched upon two extreme epidemics nobody likes to talk…
Sleeping With Money: How Much Should You Invest on a First Date?
'œThe best way to find your perfect match is to meet love halfway.' '“ Author Unknown One of our straight friends is trying to date online and in her words,…
The Economics and Psychonomics of Halloween
Last night we got to experience Halloween in a new way. As a stand-in parent for our neighbor's boy. So we did the march around the neighborhood with the rest…