Category: Money matters
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The WOW factor (Waste Of Wealth)
In my book workable and low cost beats cool and expensive any day. I just wish others saw the world that way. We would buy used cars, and modest homes. And we wouldn’t line up to buy the iPhone X. Yet all of these pale in comparison to the waste of government (as voted by…
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How do we handle non-monthly recurring payments in our budget?
I get this question a lot when leading FPU or in one-on-one financial counseling. I have questions about the one (or twice) a year payments. How do you put it in the budget monthly but then pay out a larger sum you have already saved up for without blowing the budget? Great question. Here is what I…
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5 things that make getting laid-off a blessing
I needed the time available to transition our daughter into the family I was planning to give notice in 3 months but got 3 months of severance instead Took Jon Acuff’s advice in his book Quitter – Made a plan about 7 months earlier Took Dan Miller’s advice in his book 48 Days To The…