Money Making Ideas, Money Saving Ideas
Between keeping up with the Joneses and stores open 24/7, we’ve never had more reason, or opportunity to buy something (or anything) on a whim. I don’t have any firm numbers, but I’d be willing to bet that we have more shopaholics spending more money than ever before. Not only that, but so many people [...]
You’re married, you’re the financial coach of the relationship, and your spouse is more of the benchwarmer. Sure your spouse does a lot of other things, but they seem so terribly uninvolved and unmotivated to assist in the financial matters of your relationship. What do you do? Pitfall: Are you happy that your spouse doesn’t [...]
Max Lucado said the best quote I’ve ever heard on death and money: “You never see a U-Haul following a hearse.” Max Lucado strikes upon a very important matter in the world of finance: death and money. We may not like talking about death, but it’s important to understand the relationship if you want to [...]
In our article about Stuff Maintenance, we talked about the cost of having a wealthier, more glamorous lifestyle. Even if you don’t have what you consider to be a glamorous lifestyle, if you live in a developed country, then you’re probably doing pretty well. Ironically enough, much of our extra stuff can also act as [...]
Maintenance, that ugly thing that comes along with all of the other responsibilities of owning things. What are some things that we need to maintain? Home Maintenance Car Maintenance Health Maintenance Image Maintenance and Stuff Maintenance The last two are kind of different. What are image and stuff maintenance? Image maintenance is the ongoing cost [...]