How I reached a No-Gift Minimalist Christmas or Holiday Season
Tim’s post about having a reduced Christmas (and the relief that goes with it!), got me thinking about how I handle the holiday season. It’s pretty simple. I don’
What it costs to buy a home versus renting one
Obviously as I don’t own a home, these are just estimations based on mortgage calculators I found online, and notes from other sites put into one big table. SCENARIO: MONTREA
Wealth Inequality and Distribution in the USA
Many thanks to reader Matthew from my post “Let’s give generous rich folks a break, OK” for directing me to this video! QUICK FACTS FROM THE VIDEO 1% of America h
What my father learned growing up about money
As requested by Jane Savers in response to my own post about what I learned growing up without ever talking about money, I’ll talk briefly about what my dad learned about gro
Let’s give those generous rich folks a break, okay?
Belle recently linked to an interesting article about charitable giving: ..poorest 20-percent of Americans give 3.2% of their income to charity, while the wealthiest 20-percent giv
The Cost of the 12 Days of Christmas 2013 = $114,651.18
Total Cost of Christmas in 2013? $114,651.18 Via
How to tell if someone has grown up rich and wasteful
As the title says, sometimes people reveal the littlest things to show you how they were raised and whether they grew up “rich” or not, and I see it the most in how peo
Do your damn job as a parent
I have a parent and many relatives as teachers and professors, and I know plenty of teachers, so when I read this on Garth’s post called Little Monsters about how one parent
The Cosby Show: All about College, Budgeting and Life
Bill Cosby, always the voice of steady reason and reality, something it seems, is sorely lacking in our society these days. I miss watching this show! Hat tip to Rockstar Finance f
You can get more money if you’re unemployed in France than if you work minimum wage
Heard on the French radio the other day (Les Grosses Têtes) that a guy did some research between a family that was unemployed (neither parent working) and a family with two parent