“our riches have buried our treasures”
From The Great Recession: America Becomes Thrift Nation: No one wishes for hardship. But as we pick through the economic rubble, we may find that our riches have buried our treasures. Money does not buy happiness; Scripture asserts this, research confirms it. Once you reach the median level of income, roughly $50,000 a year, wealth […]
8 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Financial Planner
8 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Financial Planner
Quote from Rachel
There seems to be a common misunderstanding about saving money. In our consumer society, saving has come to mean spending less, as in “this shirt was on sale so I saved $10.” –Small Notebook
You probably know about MetaFilter
You probably know about MetaFilter. You might know about Ask MetaFilter. Essentially, you have a lot of smart, savvy, curious people, asking questions and then helping each other out. If you’re familiar with Yahoo! Answers, it’s like that, but without the “how is babby formed?????” questions. It’s a fantastic resource. Anyway, as you’d expect, a […]
Quote from Get Rich Slowly
“When you reach the end of your life, you’re not going to say, ‘I wish I had more money.’ You’re going to wish you had more time, and that you’d spent more time with your loved ones while you could. If you had a magical credit card and you could buy back the days of your […]
Review from Bouvard et la Fins
From Bouvard et la Fins: The webish idiom. In reviewing Plotbot and PearBudget, Bouvard (I think?) notes: Both of these applications [Plotbot and PearBudget] do something fairly remarkable: they take big-picture tasks (screenwriting and budgeting, respectively) that would quickly sprawl out into feature-creeping nightmares if they were developed on the desktop, apply the Unix Philosophy, […]
Saving Money On A Road Trip With Kids
Saving Money On A Road Trip With Kids
Quote from Meredith
“Going without is not a poverty mindset.” Meredith, from Like Merchant Ships, posting at Simple Mom: How to be frugal and still keep it simple
Superfun post
Superfun post (here) from Emily, at Not Finished Yet. She notes, “So, I tried Pear Budget, and I decided that — it’s awesome. Today I signed up for a whole year of the service. It cost me a whopping $30. That’s it! Woo-hoo! I feel good!” She goes on to describe some of the stuff […]
Quote from Seth Godin
“It’s amazing that people have so much time to fret about today’s emergency but almost no time at all to avoid tomorrow’s.” Seth Godin: How Far Away Is Your Emergency?