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The Frugal Balance: Staying Away from Financial Extremes

Posted September 28, 2007 - 16:52 by Nora Dunn

Personal Finance, Lifestyle

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One of the most underrated financial x-factors in our lives is our relationship with money and the inner psychology of how we deal with our finances. I suspect that it is because it is the most difficult and intangible aspect of money management, and also the hardest to fix.

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Jettison the junk: why clutter clouds your mind and saps your energy

Posted August 7, 2007 - 15:54 by Andrea Dickson

Lifestyle

lots of junk

There's a man who lives down the street from me who's a big fan of dumpster diving. And by "fan" I mean, that's all he does. His back yard is a sea of garbage. He has 30 broken refrigerators on his giant back porch. His truck, which is parked in front of my house, is overflowing with discarded junk like broken baby strollers, cardboard boxes, paving stones, and dried out cans of paint. He's impoverished. Yet he has all this crap lying around.

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The seven deadly sins of consumerism (and the frugal redemption).

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Lifestyle

demon

Sit ye down, hold your loved ones tight, and get ready for the seven deadliest sins of the modern day consumer.

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It's NATURAL for me to spend as I do!

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Lifestyle

Turns out that my brain, rather like the devil, MAKES ME DO IT. Spend too much, that is.

Via Consumerist:

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Handling Emotions and Money

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Frugal Living

Note: I'm writing this short post to solicit advice from fellow bloggers and readers, rather than to offer much fruitful advice. That, and I want to eliminate proof of the Econ Test From Hell that Will so helpfully posted, so the more posts we get up, the better. Thanks, Will. Really.

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Can I Conquer My Vanity for the Sake of My Sanity?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Lifestyle

makeup-vanityI’m worried that becoming frugal will force me to give up a certain amount of pride. And at the same time, I’m hoping that becoming frugal will help me to give up a certain amount of pride.

It’s hard for me to be frugal. I don’t mean that it’s difficult to clip coupons, or to restrict your spending, or to limit spendy nights out on the town. All of those things are difficult, too, but they are not the root of the problem with finding frugality. The root of the problem, for me, is selfishness – the selfish need to be seen as NOT selfish.

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