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Christmas Slump
Friday, September 26th, 2008It’s getting a bit obvious that retailers are worried about low consumer spending for this year’s holiday season. I know that Christmas always seems to start early, but I think this is the first year I saw Christmas decorations appearing in the store as early as August. That’s even early for Halloween items, in my [...]
Money Mistakes Reviewed
Monday, September 8th, 2008A recent issue of Good Housekeeping reviewed Common Money Mistakes. I ended up skimming the article, mainly because I felt like these were tips I had read again and again, and obviously I was already following all these tips. But then I decided to take a closer look.
Mistake #1. My Money is [...]
The value of intangibles
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008It has been a slightly rough week, to put things simply. Earlier this week, I found out that a close family member was told that her cancer had returned, after at least 15 years of remission, and this time, she’s not going to beat it. She could have two years, she could have [...]