The following is the first staff post by SB; please join me in welcoming him to the site! Poverty is not only a state of being; it is a state of the mind. You are poor because you want to be poor, not because your parents were poor, or because you were born into a… [Read More]
Are You Spending Your Time Wisely?
This post is by Marie at Family Money Values. Yesterday, I was poignantly reminded that time is a limited commodity by my 88 year old Mother-in-law – as she told me about the death of three distant family members in the past month. Our allotted time does run out….are you using it wisely? Do you… [Read More]
5 Ways to Make Frugality Fun Instead of Having Frugal Fatigue
A study conducted by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling in 2011 reveals the fact that the Americans have started spending more even if they’ve not yet fully recovered from the economic recession. In the survey, about two-thirds of people have confessed that they’re tired of keeping watch on every dollar they spend. As per… [Read More]
Avoid Bankruptcy the Smartest Way
The following is a guest post by Shaun Nichols of darngoodblogging.com. In the recent era debt is a common issue. Most often due to reckless spending habits you may be entangled in the cycle of insurmountable debts. If you are overwhelmed with such debts, bankruptcy may seem to you as the last resort. However bankruptcy… [Read More]
Weekend Reading: Riding the Roller Coaster
It’s been an interesting week so far! Gold and silver may have blown their top… for now. The U.S. Dollar is slowly gaining steam amidst more woes in Europe… it looks like the reserve currency is still kicking! Here are my posts of the week: Gold, Revisited: Is $1500 Near? – In this post, I… [Read More]