“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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“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 ...
Read more about The Fear of Spending Again Once the Debt Is Gone

Our school is out for the year, so for me that means summer has arrived. I know the official start date of summer here in North America ...
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Today, I'm honored to be a guest contributor at My Money Design. I'll be sharing how I lost my disciplined spending habits through the use ...
Read more about When Conventional Wisdom About Money Clashes With Conviction

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 ...
Read more about How Shopping for Shoes Changed My Financial Life

This week and next, thousands of high school and college students will embark on the annual ritual known as spring break. They will fill ...
Read more about Spring Break: Glorious Rite of Passage or Undisciplined Waste of Money?

Do you suffer from constant cravings or restlessness? Easily excitable...prone to follow the crowd...worried about being left out? Can you ...
Read more about My Fight Against Bandwagon Consumer Syndrome

Our oldest daughter was born during the first weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament. At the hospital, my wife groaned through labor ...

Five years ago, I found myself in the place no pet owner wants to be - the veterinarian’s office watching our beloved pet be put to sleep. ...
Read more about Our Emotional Pet Purchase Is Now Causing Frustration and Sadness

Do you have a 24 hour rule on big purchases? This strategy, plus two other strategies helped my family spend less and produce massive ...
Read more about Price Limits, Blow Money and the 24 Hour Rule