Don’t Blow the Rebate
I used to buy a lot of electronics and computer equipment that seemed like great deals due to mail in rebates. Then I'd let that rebate slip get lost in…
Tender Age Investing: Teach Kids Money Concepts
"Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other." -- Kurt Herbert Alder One of my most rewarding experiences as an adult was teaching business skills…
Money & Mates: Q&A with Joel and Martin
Joel lives in Long Island, New York and has been dating Martin for a couple of months. They have already had the "money talk". Joel is a smart conversationalist. Here's…
Real Estate: Building Long-Term Assets
"Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned." -- Donald Trump One of my first posts way back when was about reading obituaries and noticing that often…
Sudoku Logic Applied to Retirement
"Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth" -- Jean de la Bruyere Over the last six months, on most business trips I've noticed people on the…
One Advantage to Grocery Lists
I was standing in line at the grocery store watching a couple ahead of me. The guy put his food up on the counter and the cashier rang it up.…
Tricks To Saving Money
"Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse" -- George Sheehan I've posted a few times about the parallel between staying healthy and financial…
Trivial Untruth: Gift with Purchase
"The cruelest lies are often told in silence." -- Adlai Stevenson Last weekend, Jeanine and I were hanging out at the house in Palm Springs with our friend, Debbie. After…
Air Freshener Matchsticks
When the odor in the bathroom gets to be too much it is best to use something to freshen the air, so as not to stink out the next user.…
Money & Mates: Q&A with Cara and Nikki
This week, Queercents begins a series called Money & Mates. Our first couple to be profiled is Nikki and Cara. They live in Eastern Tennessee with their children and four…