As a child, my Uncle Andy and Aunt Anita bought my sister and I a book by James Stevenson called Could be Worse. It was a humorous book about an old man who’s favorite response to any sort of complaining—such as when his grandkids get a splinter, or their kite flies up into a tree—is “could be worse”.We’ve come to learn in the last year that things always ‘could be worse’. In th
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The following post is from Neal of WealthPilgrim.com. After reading the article, be sure to sign up for free at Wealth Pilgrim to receive more from Neal.Last week I wrote about a newlywed couple that had to deal with the issue of “financial infidelity.” To make a long story short, Karin bought a laptop (with [...]Post by Frugal Dad
Overdraft Protection Is A Good Thing
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The NYT Bucks blog published a post today warning us that banks will start direct mail promotions to get customers to opt into their overdraft protection. While they don’t explicitly say overdraft protection is a bad thing, they do want to help protect against some fear mongering on the part of banks. I think that’s [...]Overdraft Protection Is A Good Thing from personal finance blog
How to Talk with Your Spouse About #Money
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This is a guest post from Sierra Black, a long-time GRS reader and the author of ChildWild, a blog where she writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale.Talking about money is one of the great taboos of our culture. I know more about my friends’ sex lives than I do about their bank statements. Many of us find it hard to discuss finances under the best circumstance
You don’t have to ask too many of my friends, or my wife, to learn that I am not a fan of waiting. I hate sitting in traffic, especially if it’s just “congestion,” and I really hate waiting at the post office, where it seems as if there are always twice as many counters as [...]How to Save Time & Money at the Post Office (By Avoiding It!) from personal finance blog Ba
How Conan O'Brien Wants You to Succeed
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This is a guest article by Flexo from Consumerism Commentary. Flexo is currently on a ten-day, ten-venue tour.Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. For the record, it's my least favorite quality. It doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if you work really hard, and you're kind, amazing things will happen. I'm telling you, amazing thi
Claim Haiti Relief Donations on Your 2009 Tax Return
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This week, President Obama signed into law a bill that lets taxpayers claim donations made to earthquake relief in Haiti on their 2009 tax returns. If you make a cash contribution between January 11th, 2010 and March 1st, 2010 towards relief aid for earthquake victims in Haiti, you can claim it on your 2009 tax [...]Claim Haiti Relief Donations on Your 2009 Tax Return from personal finance blog B
Avoid These Five Investment Mistakes
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You know that investing is necessary if you want to efficiently grow your wealth, but the recent stock market volatility caused you to be wary of investing. However, it is folly to avoid investing altogether, and even though you might be concerned about it. Look. There is no way to completely protect yourself from the [...]
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