Ten Money Questions for Rebecca Walker
With Mother's Day approaching, it made perfect sense to interview Rebecca Walker, the bisexual author of the new memoir, Baby Love. Rebecca is also the offspring of another famous mother,…
MyMint Interviews John
The nice folks at MyMint interviewed me about personal finance. They have an interesting Personal Finance Interview series that goes around probing the wallets and minds of other money bloggers.…
Sleeping With Money: Communication and Control
As I thought about writing this installment of Sleeping with Money, I thought I'd ask my partner Kim what her insights were on this topic. After over 15 years together,…
How Many Hours of Net Pay Are Going Towards This Stuff?
Money, Matter and More Musings came up with a great idea to curb spending: think about the number of hours you will need to work for stuff. For instance, ask…
WWYD: Cheat With Octane?
In January of this year, I finally bought a "new to me" new car. For three years I had driven my grandmother's '89 Buick Century, tape over all of the…
Trading Authenticity for the Chance at CEO
If you've been following along with my writings over time, you already know that I am very big on being true to yourself, authentic, and comfortable in your own skin.…
Matters of Life & Death: The Importance of Wills
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." -- Mark Twain Our neighbor, Betty died recently.…
Driving Too Much Car: Not Millionaire Next Door
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." -- Epictetus Last week, Jeanne Sahadi at put together her list of 7 Net-Worth Killers. She writes, "Saving…
Reduce Junk Mail: Five Money Saving Tips
"I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees." -- Dr. Seuss The Lorax tells the story about the plight of the environment and how we need to shift our…
Career & Money – Part 6: Landing the Job – Make and Close the Deal
In Part I of "Landing the Job" I talked about researching possible employers, preparing your resume, and finding and applying for potential positions. This time I'll cover what happens once…