Do you hate Christmas shopping? About ten years ago, that was my wife and I. It took enormous amounts of time and energy. But more than ...
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Do you hate Christmas shopping? About ten years ago, that was my wife and I. It took enormous amounts of time and energy. But more than ...
Read more about Sinking Fund: The Best Way to Save Money for Christmas Gifts (or anything)

“Can We Ever Step Off the Gas With Our Finances?” That’s a question I asked just over a year ago on this blog. That post looked at when it ...
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It’s Financial Literacy Month and I’m pleased to be part of an awesome blog carnival today hosted by Shannon from The Heavy Purse. In case ...
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Do you suffer from constant cravings or restlessness? Easily excitable...prone to follow the crowd...worried about being left out? Can you ...
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Hidden Nuggets #32 - "Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you." ...
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Do you have a 24 hour rule on big purchases? This strategy, plus two other strategies helped my family spend less and produce massive ...
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We usher in October tomorrow which means that 2013 is rapidly coming to an end. Remember all those New Year’s resolutions you swore would be ...
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The personal finance blogosphere takes the accumulation of wealth seriously. One can literally read hundreds of posts each day espousing the ...

I hate dilemmas. Four weeks before the most important half-marathon of my two year, mid-life running career, I’m being asked to play in a ...
Read more about A Momentary Lapse of Discipline Almost Ruined My Dream