Category: spending

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spending

Are You A Maximizer Or A Satisficer?

My coffee maker died a slow death recently.  One morning I woke up to a half-brewed carafe and wondered what was up.  Three days later the buttons started getting wonky.   Two days after that she laid down, gone forever.  I...

What I Spent In 2020 38

spending

What I Spent In 2020

I’ve never had a budget.  Ever.  I’m not against them and I actually think they’re probably necessary for those who overspend or who have a bad relationship with debt and money.  But I wasn’t one of those folks thankfully.  If...

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spending

The American Auto Loan Crisis

Americans collectively owe approximately $1.35 trillion in auto loan debt.  Trillion, with a “T”.  We’ve heard the constant drumbeat of the student loan crisis for a long time now, and rightly so.  Total student loan debt in America is even...

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life experience / spending

My Biggest Money Mistake

It’s pretty common for personal finance and FIRE bloggers to discuss their biggest financial mistakes.  I think that’s a great thing.  For one, it’s good to own up to things.  It makes you more human, and the transparency builds trust....

How Coronavirus Might Change Food 32

finances / spending

How The Coronavirus Might Change Food

For introverts like me, “social distancing” isn’t something I have to be convinced to do.  It’s built into my life a little more than it is for a social butterfly or an extrovert.  So I’ve been watching with curious fascination...

First The Latte Factor, Now The Coffee Factor 28

spending

First The Latte Factor, Now The Coffee Factor

Recently a short video from Suze Orman created a bit of a controversy on social media.  Granted everything is a controversy on social media these days, but I found this one particularly interesting. Orman recorded a short video called “how...

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spending

Are Renting And Sharing The New Owning?

My lawnmower was manufactured when Ronald Reagan was still in his first term.  My grandmother bought it new and I inherited it after she passed, and I’m still using it today.  It’s literally cut hundreds of millions of blades of...

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psychology / spending

Money Lessons From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Day will be celebrated this coming Monday in America.  It’s a federal government holiday, so I’ll be off.  As a semi-retired and semi-quasi-professional blogger and graphic artist, I wasn’t planning on working anyway. Sadly, many companies in...

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miscellaneous / spending

How Capitalism Saves You Money

When Uber first came on the scene I largely ignored them.  I thought the idea was great, one of those “Why didn’t I think of that” ideas that’s both simple and revolutionary.  I love seeing industries get disrupted, especially old...

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