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WWYD: When you have buyer’s remorse
"Dude, what's wrong you suffering from buyer's remorse or something?" -- Dionne in Clueless According to Wikipedia, "Buyer's remorse is an emotional condition whereby a person feels remorse or regret…
WWYD: Would You Disrupt Your Life to Provide Care for Aging Parents?
Mindy Fetterman at USA Today reports, "Forty-one percent of baby boomers who have a living parent are helping take care of them, with personal help, financial assistance or both, according…
WWYD: Transition Gracefully or Get Your Digs In?
Every event life throws at us gives us the opportunity to choose our response to it. In our response and our interpretation of events is where our true power lies.…
WWYD: Would you risk your life to get out of debt?
"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." -- Albert Camus Can you name a serendipitous moment that changed your life? I can trace my life's path to…
WWYD: Consider the Effects of Gay Gentrification Before Moving or Buying a Home?
As we were driving past one of my old neighborhoods, my friend tells her girlfriend, "And Johnny used to live here when this place was called Western Addition, before it…
WWYD: Forgo the Opportunity or Call in Sick?
For anyone who has ever worked in an office this question has come up at least once in his or her life. With the paltry vacation time most companies offer…
WWYD: Shop at Trader Joe’s?
I have been touring, conferencing and researching for my writing by car for the last two weeks. I have eaten almost nothing but successfully corporate Trader Joe's from my cooler…
WWYD: Nepotism and Your Pocketbook
"To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there." -- Barbara Bush It wasn't that long ago when the nation's pundits were up in arms about…
WWYD: Romantic Ideas for a Two-Income Household
This week's WWYD is a short one, but a goodie. I'm hoping we can generate ideas that are helpful for everyone. There are days my job is so stressful, I'm…
WWYD: Ask for Help or Screw the Scanner?
I don't know about you but this new trend toward self checkout in stores has hit on my last nerve. While I am all for being self sufficient when I…