I have a stack of half-written stories for Get Rich Slowly. Last January, for example, I started a post about “predatory shopping”, which is a term my friend Rhonda used to describe her behavior recently. She’s in great financial shape, so she sees all of the bargains and going-out-of-business sales as an opportunity for her to save money on things she’s been putting off.
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It’s a problem that most people face: they want to work on Amazing Things, but with all the things they have to get done in their lives, there just isn’t time.
My usual response is: make the time.
By Linsey KnerlHave you ever wondered what the phrase “medical tourism” really meant? Are you looking for ways to cut back on healthcare costs (both at home and abroad)? We chat candidly with Amy B. Scher of Healthcare Hacks to learn more about her experience with receiving life-saving care in India, and what you can do to save right here in your own country.
Every Wednesday is Tip Day.
This Wednesday: Eight tips for making yourself likable.
Well, no. You can't actually make someone like you. But you can behave in ways that will make it slightly more likely.
Since starting The Simple Dollar, friends and family and neighbors have started coming to me regularly to chat about money issues. Most of the time, the questions are pretty simple and the answers come quickly. What intrigues me about these conversations, though, are the little things that people say that reveal bigger truths about their experiences with money.
By Philip BrewerEverybody knows that retirement accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs offer great tax advantages (and once upon a time--and maybe again someday--a corporate match). But people who have plans to spend the money before they reach retirement age worry about the restrictions on early withdrawals that come with the various retirement plans. Here's a cheat-sheet for working the angles.
In this next interview, we asked people: What gadgets do you use on a regular basis and how do they help you work more effectively? (940) There was variety in the answers, but I thought it was interesting how many people feel a timer is one of their most important gadgets for getting more done.
1) Timer to keep me focused and learn how much time things really take.
A myth is a story that gets passed around. Like Chinese whispers, they develop over time, and take on a life of their own. They start with a kernel of truth, but that truth gets hard to identify after a while. The truth gets lost in the drama of the story.
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What to do with old gadgets and hardware
An argument against multi-taskingFor higher-level activities, like organizing, it can be better to make these mono-tasks instead of multi-tasks.
Getting rid of maternity clutterMaternity clothes are a necessity, but to buy clothing that will be worn for a few months and stored away until another pregnancy is a bit wasteful.
On behalf of myself and my family, thank you to the hundreds (perhaps thousands) of readers who directly sent us messages of condolence - and a few small memorial gifts as well. It is truly, truly appreciated.
How to Make Money with a Blog Ever wondered how exactly a blog makes money? This is perhaps the best one-page description of how to do it that I’ve yet read. (@ christian pf)
Once or twice a year, my wife and I spend a Saturday combing the local thrift stores looking for bargains. Kris is mainly after clothes. I target books — especially personal-finance books. On one recent trip, I picked up a two-dollar copy of How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously, a 1988 book from Jerrrold Mundis.
Today we welcome guest post author Glen Stansberry. Glen writes about creative web design and web development at Web Jackalope. You can also follow him on Twitter.
It seems like nearly every day, I go to a popular website and see examples of how not to design a site. And the number one no-no that all of these highly-trafficked sites commit is that their designs have too much thoughtless clutter.
