Please welcome my husband, Phil, to Cents, Sense & Sensibility. I have asked him to write for CSS since he is the other half of my financial life and can bring a different perspective to the blog. You can expect him to make a regular in my Wednesday slot. This isn't his first appearance though, check out 'What Grand Theft Auto taught me about … [Read more...] about Why More Money Won’t Help You: A Scientific Analogy
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6 Quick & Easy Ways to Stay Cool this Summer
It’s halfway through the hottest season of the year and everyone is sick of sweating. You go downstairs and it’s hot. You go upstairs and it’s even hotter. It’s day and it’s hot. It’s night and it’s hot. No matter where you are, it’s stifling and you’re uncomfortable. Here are six quick and easy ways to cool down: Take a hot shower: This may … [Read more...] about 6 Quick & Easy Ways to Stay Cool this Summer
Four Pick Me Ups for the Poverty-Stricken
Everyone has one of those days. You know the ones…. You stub your toe and spill coffee all over the front of yourself. You get stuck working late on a Friday night while everyone else is hitting a patio, tasty beverage in hand. Or you get some bad news and are in a funk. Either way, bad times come to everyone but it can be hard to manage being … [Read more...] about Four Pick Me Ups for the Poverty-Stricken
Clean All the Things: National Spring Cleaning Week
That’s right folks! It’s National Spring Cleaning Week (NSCW) this week. I had no idea it was NSCW until the radio told me on Monday morning. Regardless, most of you are probably familiar with the concept of spring cleaning: you see the sun shining and are overtaken with the urge to organize, arrange and rid your home of all the crap that’s … [Read more...] about Clean All the Things: National Spring Cleaning Week
Unconventional Guide to Getting Rich: Wk 1
I’m a big fan of Chris Guillebeau and his Unconventional Guides series. I love his unflagging optimism and his appreciation for the weird and wonderful ways people find meaning in their lives. Recently, he teamed up with J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly (GRS) fame and put out a GRS Guide for purchase on his website. I had been in a funk lately and was … [Read more...] about Unconventional Guide to Getting Rich: Wk 1