I’ve written about keeping children’s toy clutter under control in the past and I also recommended some toy alternatives here and there. Simple Mom has a great post on a similar theme, but specifically classic toys. It’s an article that should be read by anyone planning to give a gift to a child.
Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance topics and many other things. Got a question? Ask it in the comments. You might also enjoy the archive of earlier reader mailbags.
When my son Harry was a baby, people were always wanting to give him chocolate. I couldn’t understand it. As far as I was concerned, he was pure. He’d never had any junk food. He didn’t want it. He didn’t know what he was missing. I thought about his pristine, brand new body and I didn’t want to introduce anything less than perfect.
For nearly three years, I’ve chronicled my adventures as I learn about money management. I’ve dug myself out of debt, quit my job to write full time, and begun to build wealth. But how well do I practice what I preach? For the most part, I follow my own advice.
I believe there are two components to building wealth:
Reducing costs
Boosting income
Let's get arty with Jeff's exhibition of sculptures of Ikea furniture.
It's from an exhibition called Catalog that consists of 5 sculptures made from Ikea products. He says, "The Catalog (Blue Tables) are made from Lack tables, each one is cut and reassembled and includes a motorized leg that tilts the table gently up and down. The result is a wave-like motion.
In my opinion, there are only two kinds of jobs that are not clutter:
A career that you love with a deep passion, surrounded by great colleagues who support and believe in a similar vision, and that is an integral part and reflection of who you are
“A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life” - Winston Churchill
Carrie says: My new word is Open. I want to be and offer:
opportunity; chance. a person that is open and accessible, to uncover myself and others.
Jessica says: My word? Truth. In my creative endeavors, my relationships, and my future plans.
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If it's better for the planet, chances are it's better for us too. That goes for everything from not using plastic water bottles to riding bikes instead of driving in cars. That's why living environmentally is not about being deprived but about being healthier.
The holidays are over; it's the dawning of a brand new year. You show up to the office in 2009 with a fresh approach, a bright outlook, and maybe even some new duds that Santa dropped off on Christmas morning.
By Nora DunnRobert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Poor Dad catapulted him into the financial spotlight with his well-written way of helping just about anybody redefine their relationship with and views towards money: how to get it, keep it, and make more with it.
Since then a number of his other books have built upon this concept and financially enlightened yet more readers:
If you're one of the Feedblitz readers who has been getting multiple identical emails, a solution is nigh. The wonderfully attentive folks at Typepad have found a solution for the duplicate emails you've been getting, if you've signed up for email updates through Feedblitz.
By Lynn TruongYour water heater can account for 13% of home energy costs. The good news is that there are small, easy tweaks you can make to lower those costs and conserve energy at the same time.
Use less
Our book group read Main Street by Sinclair Lewis this month. The discussion yesterday was amazing, exploring ideas of poverty, class mobility, and the nature of success. Coincidentally, I’ve stumbled on a number of articles exploring similar themes lately:
