Morning! So the other day I randomly stumbled across this old email thread with a reader who was about to pay off her log cabin…
What’s Your Wealth Number?
If you’re tired of thinking about money in terms of “net worth,” here’s another way you can do it and more sneakily compare yourself to…
The Problem with “Free” (and My 2 New Yard Sale Rules)
Morning!! I know we’re late into the yard sale season here, but I recently enacted two new rules for my kids while out shopping, and…
Books over Candy this Halloween Season??!
Here’s an idea for you this Halloween season :) Give children *books* during trick or treating instead of candy! An initiative started by BooksForTreats.org because…
Stats Bomb VI
What up what up! Opened an email that rattled off the below stats, and reminded me we haven’t done a good bombing of them in…
Phrases to use instead of “I Don’t Want to Spend Money”
Caught this on Twitter and had to reshare! Great alternatives! So many of us struggle with saying “no” to stuff, but it’s not because we…
How Getting Sober Changed My Life — and My Money
[Good morning!!! I want to share a powerful story by a friend of mine, and new(ish) blogger on the scene, Deanna from Recovering Women Wealth,…
Our Decision on The Benz!
INSIDE: Have you been asking yourself, “Should I buy a Mercedes Benz?” We did too, and we finally made our decision. Find out what it…
READY MONEY.
From a newspaper circa 1909: —————————– READY MONEY. —————————– A dollar gives you confidence, Five makes you walk on air, A ten-spot lets you face…
14 Wildly Different Allowance Strategies :)
So last week we asked how people do allowances since I’m still trying to nail down my own system, and BOY did the floodgates open!…