I am a strong, strong believer that the good life involves having some time that you’ve set aside for leisure…
Somewhere between 30% and 35% of Americans identify themselves as being “happy” with their life, according to recent polling by Harris.…
Last month, my family decided to eliminate our cable service. We had already disconnected it from our television for a…
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words.…
Once a month (or so), I share a dozen things that have inspired me to greater personal, professional, and financial…
Jim writes in: How do you know when it is time to retire? Also how should you invest in retirement?…
One of my earliest popular posts on The Simple Dollar was a home and auto maintenance checklist that I put…
One of the ideas that I’ve really been struggling with in terms of teaching my kids about money is the…
The past few months have been extremely topsy turvy in terms of finances for us. We replaced one of our…
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words.…
Two of my closest friends are avid board gamers. They host private game nights at their homes and public game…
It’s a feeling that a lot of us get after we spend our early adulthood not really worrying about our…
One of the biggest reasons that I still like trying frugal tactics after many years of living a fairly frugal…
Back to school season is here, with many schools starting classes in August and September after a nice summer break.…
Connie writes in: I am 37, female, and single, and have no interest in getting married or having kids of…
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words.…
