[share_sc] Recently, I had an engaging discussion centered around the question, “Do you hate your debt?”. Originally, this article was a simple attempt to publicly answer that question, but as I wrote it quickly grew in scope. In the interest of being authentic, I’ve decided to post what morphed into my reflections on hate in …
[share_sc] Dearest Uncle, Please stop stimulating me. Not that I don’t like stimulation. It just feels a little weird coming from you. I know you have good intentions. And I appreciate that. But, to be quite frank, you don’t have the greatest track record. For example, your latest Cash For Clunkers program has now been …
[share_sc] Remember the good ‘ole fashion back-and-forth between two personal finance giants earlier this year? Ramit’s big wins vs. Trent’s frugality? It started with the word “short-sighted” and ended with a challenge. In between, things were kept lively with over 250 comments between the readers of the two sites. Who won? Depends on whose blog …
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[share_sc] Goodbye, Nissan 240SX. Hello, $1200 cash. [This is my happy dance] I hate selling cars. Actually I hate cars in general. I’m horrible at them, I don’t understand them, and I don’t do a good job of taking care of them. Luckily, I’ve been blessed the last few years by the gods of Japan, …
[share_sc] Yesterday, the Senate passed the new credit card legislation with the intent to increase consumer rights and protection. It’s no big secret that I’m not a fan of credit cards. In fact, not using them makes me immune to a large part of this crap. Most of the changes seem to be well-intentioned, but …
(How many tools can you spot in the picture above?) [share_sc] Defining The Word “Tool” Dictionary.com has several definitions for the word “tool.” For our purposes we will review two that happen to be back-to-back: 5. anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or pupose 6. a person manipulated by another for the …
