Miscellaneous Expenses: Where Did My Money Go?
"Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month. Others just go over them." -- Sally Poplin On Friday, my beloved Bose "Noise Cancelling" Headphones broke just before the…
Almost Debt Free: Making a Budget Possible
"Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go." -- Herman Hesse Merriam-Webster defines a budget as "the amount of money that is available…
Wardrobe Refashioning
Perhaps it's because the weather is so beautiful. Perhaps it's because vegetables are sprouting in our garden. Whatever the reason, I've been feeling creative. While surfing the internet one day,…
Not So Starving Artists: 4 tricks
Trick One: Stop "Big Break" Thinking. For a while I checked my email before bed expecting to see a letter asking if Faith Hill could buy a few of…
Brazen Careerist Lesson #1: Not about money
"Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else." -- James Matthew Barrie After reading my review copy of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, I…
Sleeping with Money: Oh Great, New Relationship is Now Long Distance
When a couple gets involved in a long distance relationship (LDR), they sign up for more than the emotional cost of being separated. LDRs get expensive to maintain, not so…
Overdraft Protection is NOT A Line of Credit!
I'm writing this with gritted teeth, because I am so insanely mad at myself over the whole overdraft protection thing. As I mentioned in my last post, Mommy Dearest has…
Pooh Bank as Fun Money
In our house the "what to do with spare change" question got answered very early on. It goes into the Winnie the Pooh bank atop the refrigerator. While we have…
Weekend Entreprenuer: An Interview With a Hobbyists Turned Capitalists
Adam Nelson recently interviewed a leader in his queer community who maintains a double life. Meet Kevin Waters a full-time civil servant who also runs a successful antiquing business on…
Budgeting: Spending Money with Intention
"A small leak can sink a great ship." -- Benjamin Franklin that's a topic that can be a conversation buzz kill at a cocktail party. So while it's not the…