Archives for Savings & Budgets - Page 15
Nickel and Dime Yourself
I was walking into the store recently and a guy was dumping into one of the coin counter vending machines, a plastic bin full of rolled quarters, nickles, dimes and…
Invest Like A Movie Producer
"I don't know how brilliant we were, but we were very enthusiastic about movies and the chance to make them." -- Francis Ford Coppola On Sunday, Kathy Kristof wrote an…
Perfect Vision: A View on the Cost of Health Care
"He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything." -- Arabic Proverb Aside from my annual checkup, I can't remember the last time I got sick…
Late Adopter: Online Bill Pay
"It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse." -- Adlai Stevenson In 1999, I arrived in California and went to work for…
Feel-Good Shopping
"Shopping is the entertainment of the poor" -- Tom Delamater Most women have watched an episode of Sex and the City and can relate on some level to Carrie's love…
Thin Means More Money
"We spend the first 3/4 of our lives using our health to gain wealth, and the last 1/4 using our wealth to preserve our health." -- Author Unknown A few…
Downside of Youth
"It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's-youth." -- Vincent van Gogh Awhile back, I mentioned the Gen Y movement that Anya Kamenetz inspired with…
One Year Ago
A year ago today I made my first post ( Year of Finances) so I guess that means this is my bloggiversary or blog birthday or some such thing. I…
MyMoneyBlog’s Carnival of Mistakes
Jonathan put out the call for our financial mistakes and has built quite an interesting little "reverse carnival" showcasing our combined blunders. Whether you read them as a cautionary tale…
My Financial Bloopers
I have had the hardest time starting this post because I feel I have made so many mistakes along the way where do I begin? I decided to concentrate on…