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Dealing with unwanted advice

Do any of you have a problem with unwanted advice?

I have a few coworkers who are always offering unsolicited and unwanted advice.

Now, I know they mean well, and I appreciate that.  They aren’t advising me based on any personal gain for themselves (unlike the former coworker who always advised me to use specific Mary Kay [...]

Well, looks like I need to go shopping

Over the summer, one of my projects was to clean out my closet to put together a bunch of stuff for Goodwill.  (Of course, that stuff is all still sitting in bags in the corner of my bedroom).  Also over the summer, I didn’t have to wear dress clothes to work – we were on [...]

A downside for the ladies

Yesterday, an AP article discussed that “Women should factor longer life into retirement.”

According to the article, women live an average of 22 years after retirement, while men only live 19 years after retirement, and given the increase in medical costs, women therefore need to save 2% more than men every year for 30 years to [...]

Update – Emotions and Finance

Since my entry on Emotions and Finance was included in the Festival of Frugality, I’ve noticed a number of people linking to it, and I thought I should provide an update.

It’s been just over a week, but I’m really working to separate my emotions from my money. I turned down a request from a [...]

Emotions and Money

Thanks to Oprah, I’ve been reading Suze Orman’s “Women and Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny.” I’m a huge fan of Suze’s show, and I continually recommend “The Money Book For the Young, Fabulous, and Broke” to all my friends. I’ve had “Women and Money” on my wishlist for some time [...]