Jeremy writes in: You have mentioned before that when you’re considering buying something, you put it aside in a list…
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words.…
Over the past few years, I’ve made several small references to the fact that I’m a pretty active time tracker.…
One of the challenges of trying to minimize one’s spending is knowing which situations where you aim for minimum spending…
The “Books with Impact” series takes a deeper look at specific books that have had a profound impact on my…
As I’ve discussed many times before, the low point for Sarah and I (in terms of our finances) came on…
I recently enjoyed a great article by James Clear on the Diderot effect, as he names it. What is the…
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words.…
It’s no secret to anyone reading The Simple Dollar for very long that I’m a goal-oriented person. I find a…
We make an effort to minimize the trash we throw away, for a number of reasons. Obviously, it’s beneficial for…
Before I started The Simple Dollar, I started a few other websites on different topics that I was passionate about…
As I mentioned last week, we were recently camping in Colorado when we stopped by a local Safeway to restock…
In the last few months, I’ve received several specific questions on how exactly I envision my own retirement / financial…
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words.…
Jennifer writes in: I live in a single room efficiency apartment. The entirety of things that I have available for…
I am a huge proponent of setting financial goals. A well-considered financial goal not only gives you direction toward some…
As I mentioned in other recent articles, my family and I recently spent almost two weeks vacationing in various parts…
As I write this article, I’m sitting in the passenger seat of our family’s minivan. We’re driving back home from…
