By Linsey KnerlWorking families all across the U.S. are feeling the tightening economy. “Day by day” is truly the only way to handle things, but did you also know that there is help? In addition to the numerous programs offered in California, the U.S.
Well, the response to our first batch of Art of Manliness t-shirts was great and we only have a few left. So I thought it was a good time to offer a new one. This time we’re offering two designs. These designs were the second and third runner up in the Art of Manliness t-shirt design contest. Keep in mind that the colors of the actual shirts will vary somewhat from the designs shown here.
We did it! After two months of hemming and hawing, Kris and I finally closed on our mortgage refinance, dropping our rate from 6.25% to 4.96%. Bright and early yesterday morning, we made a trip to the title company, and we signed all of the documents. We were out of there in only half an hour.
As I’ve studied happiness over the past few years, I’ve learned many things that surprised me. Each day for two weeks, I’m debunking one “happiness myth” that I believed before I started my happiness project. Yesterday I wrote about Myth No. 6: Money Can't Buy Happiness.
Happiness Myth No. 7: Doing "Random Acts of Kindness" Brings Happiness.
In an interesting experiment, scientists showed individuals photos of two female faces and asked them to pick which one was more attractive. Then using a slight of hand trick learned from magicians, the scientist replaced the chosen photo with the one that was not chosen. So, the individual was handed the photo that they had decided was less attractive.
We've all been upset. Sadness is a totally natural emotional response to certain environmental stimuli. Most of us have support, or systems in place to overcome sadness, reach balance, and go on to be happy as quickly as possible.There are two groups of people that have prolonged sadness, or depression.
By Julie RainsI grew up trusting two men who lied to me. They arranged snipe hunts and told outlandish stories from long ago (their childhoods and young adult years in the 1920s, '30s, and '40s). Of all the adults I remember from my growing up years, they were the most honest and authentic.
A movable cart is a great mini kitchen island. Extra counter space, storage and serving space. What's not to like? Terry does a great job making the Bekvam fit his kitchen's look and feel.
He says, "I thought you might want to see how I changed an Ikea Bekvam kitchen cart.
I’m talking to my computer right now. I’m speaking these words — rather than typing them — and watching them appear in my Word document.
I’m using a program called Dragon NaturallySpeaking, a voice recognition software program by Nuance. I bought a version of it last summer when I strained my wrists typing. Then, it was a necessity, and now it’s a convenience.
Almost as soon as my review of Susan Feitelberg’s The Net Worth Workout was posted, several readers wrote to me with great interest about my own weekly personal finance routine. One came from Alex:
How exactly do you fill an hour and a half each week working on your personal finances? I only need to spend a few minutes. Isn’t an hour and a half kind of a waste of time?
If you don’t know what an RSS feed is, then this post is for you. RSS is an abbreviation for Really Simple Syndication. It is a useful way for internet users to compile loads of information all in one place.
This is a guest post from CJ at WiseMoneyMatters.com. This post represents CJ’s viewpoints, which are not necessarily my viewpoints. (Although I, too, hope to pay off my mortgage early.)
