Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Got the urge to splurge? 4 steps to overcome your overspending habit (Morningstar). Good tips, especially as we head into the Christmas gift-buying season. Why problem gamblers are suddenly emerging from the fantasy football generation (The Grid). Gambling problems start early. Distractions (Spilled Coffee). […]
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Money Lessons From an Old Toy Fire Truck
Editor’s note: Below is an article I wrote in 2011. I’m rerunning it because a) I didn’t have time to write a new article this week, and b) the reason I didn’t have time to write is that our family has been in crisis mode of late. After losing my father-in-law in April of this […]
Profitable Ideas: Financial Tough Love, How to Raise Non-Materialistic Kids, and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. All the things I want to say about money but never do (Becoming Minimalist). A little tough love for those who say they “can’t afford to…” Do optimists or pessimists manage their money better? (Yahoo Finance). Interesting insights […]
Profitable Ideas: How to Raise Non-Materialistic Kids, LinkedIn’s Secrets to Getting Hired, and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. ‘I make myself rich by making my wants few’ (The Simple Dollar). A “Prime” lesson from what has quickly become one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Just two out of five Americans spent less than […]
Do You Love Your Stuff?
Have you ever started a sentence with the words, “I love …” and then completed it with a description of something instead of someone? For example, do you love your car? A favorite pair of shoes? Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey ice cream? We’ve probably all told someone that we “love” something or other. However, […]