Maybe money’s not that into you…

Or stuff. Or experiences. Or something. I was driving with my son recently and asked him… "so… if I went back to work and made a fair amount of money, what should I do with it?" He said "I don't know – buy a new TV?" Well, he's 23 - what else would you expect him to say?  Nope, ...

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10 reasons why I should get a job

This post by Steve Pavlina is one that I used to (sort of) agree with: 10 reasons you should never get a job But even though I'm probably as Type A as Pavlina, if not more so – I'm not sure that I agree with him anymore. Here's ...

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7 links.

I got tagged in a meme by First Gen American this summer while I was on holiday. I'm going to do some creative accounting and post more than 7 links. But only 6 points – becuz nmbrs r hrd when you're not working and doing math every day. Most beautiful post. Here's a post with a picture ...

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Is blogging a waste of time (and possibly money)?

This question has bugged me for a long time. Months ago, MCM in TO asked in a comment why I didn't start blogging about money until I was pretty much at the end of the "money journey" so to speak.  The reason why I didn't was that I was too busy trying to make ...

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Work. The 4 letter word.

You know that old saying? Nobody says on their death bed "I wish I'd spent more time at the office." That's probably true. But how about when you're not on your death bed - but you're 25 or 55, can't find a job and need one? Would like to take a few months off of work but ...

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Profiting from the misery of others

Why does it bother me so much to see people or organizations charging others who are desperate for help? Specifically, it really bugs me to see people charging for get out of debt courses when a program like Debtor's Anonymous is free. But if the course saves the person hundreds of dollars in ...

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Let’s talk of many things…

Of shoes and ships - and car wax - Of sprints and marathons. Some people are marathoners. They pace themselves and work steadily away for whatever they do - whether that's cleaning or exercise routines, renovating a house, writing a page or a post a day – or saving 10% of whatever they make ...

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