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Last week, Jacq at RichMomSingleMom threw down her gauntlet and challenged me to a contest:
WHO CAN SPEND THE LEAST IN THE MONTH OF JUNE
Now, I am really competitive (just ask my husband) and always up for a friendly bit of competition. So I picked up the gauntlet!
“From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money – either baby-sitting, or one year wrapping gifts at a department store at Christmas, so I could have my own money.” Christie Hefner
Making money is a mindset. Clearly, Christie Hefner, daughter of Hugh Hefner, did not NEED to earn money at a young age, with such a wealthy father. Yet, her attitude underscores the mindset necessary to increase WEALTH.
Sometimes relaxing is the best use of your time. I like to read, and surf the net for FUN and relaxation. My husband and I LOVE TO HAVE FUN; playing sports, games, going to movies, and just hanging out.
Today, as we honor our troops, and enjoy a vacation from work; take some time for yourself too.
I am committed to making the process of becoming financially literate fun, interesting, and simple. I like to break down complex finance concepts into understandable bites. Motivating and inspiring you towards financial independence is my passion!
It all started when I got the dreaded message, “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage,” as I went to connect to the internet. At that point, I was quite calm; as I was sure it was a temporary problem and would resolve itself. So I did what any internet savvy personal finance blogger would do, I went to an internet coffee shop with my laptop. So far, so good. Convinced that when I returned everything would be back to normal. Well, you guessed it, when I returned, everything was not back to normal.
I remember back to my first full time job as an invoice clerk; I was amazed on payday when my co-worker and I went to the bank. She CASHED HER ENTIRE CHECK AND TOOK ALL OF THE MONEY! I thought it was quite odd that she didn’t put any of it into the bank.
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Categories: goals, values, personal finance “Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.” Walt Whitman Wow, I’m not even sure how to interpret that quote. Walt Whitman would fit in very well with the “simplicity-frugal movement” of today. Whitman’s Walden Pond inspired me to remember to appreciate the simplest pleasures in…
I’ve probably read several hundred investment books and I’m writing a personal finance book myself right now! Yet, this book is so thorough and concise, I am tempted to just post a link to it on my website and retire! Or at least, say nothing more about investing other than to read: THE ELEMENTS OF INVESTING, BY BURTON G. MALKIEL AND CHARLES D. ELLIS!
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