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25 Things I Don't Want to Regret Once I Retire: Take Two

Posted January 24, 2008 - 01:00 by Anthony Marrone

Personal Finance

Since posting the first part of my list of 25 ideas and goals that I want to live by and be able to look back on with pride when it comes time for me to "hang it up". I've reformed the list in the past couple days, especially after reading all of your great comments. Without further ado, the exciting conclusion of "25 Things I Don't Want to Regret Once I Retire"

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5 Ways To Dodge Peer Pressure To Spend

Posted December 31, 2007 - 07:31 by Lana Goodrich

Lifestyle

How do you resist the urge to spend money when you're with less-than-frugal friends? 5 tips inside.

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How the rich stay rich; a lesson in lateral thinking

Posted October 14, 2007 - 10:04 by Paul Michael

Lifestyle

money

A friend recently told me the story of how a millionaire thinks. Not every millionaire of course, just one in particular. It's ingenius, as you will discover. But it really made me ponder about the decisions I make every day, and if I could make better ones just be exercising that underused part of my anatomy - my brain.

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The Retirement Latte

Posted September 26, 2007 - 15:10 by Nora Dunn

Personal Finance, Budgeting

latte

My introduction to David Bach was when I saw him speak at a financial conference a few years ago. He told an interesting story about a couple who came in for a consultation with him when he first worked in personal finance. They were in their mid 50s, had two children who were fully put through college, had two properties fully paid off, and were ready to retire with over $1 million in savings. The impressive factor was that they had managed to build and sustain this comfortable financial position with a relatively small family income.

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Frugal... or just plain wrong?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Frugal Living

You know what I love? Getting something for nothing. Oh, it's rare. It's also sort of greedy and raises all kinds of ethical questions. How far would YOU go to save, or make, a dollar or two?

Here are some examples of 'something for nothing' that fall into a morally gray area. I'm not endorsing, advocating, recommending, encouraging, or promoting any of these, but I'm curious as to how our readers feel about them. Like taking an extra piece of candy from the porch bowl in Halloween, everyone probably has a different perception of what constitutes right or wrong.

Where would you draw the line on these examples? Would you...

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The ultimate recycler - Utah man saves 70,000 beer cans

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Green Living

Cans

Wow, am I late to the news. But hey, it's a great frugal story or recycling, even if it is completely insane.

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Ponder it: to budget or not to budget

Posted 2 years ago by Sarah Winfrey

Filed Under: Budgeting

Pondering the depths

Some of us need or want a budget, some of us don't. Here are some tips for deciding which category you're in.

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U.S. personal savings rate close to Depression-era rates

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Investment

Have personal financial bloggers taught us NOTHING?

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Keith Knight of the K Chronicles - Keepin' Kool on the Cheap

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Art and Leisure

Copyright Keith Knight

My favorite comic strip, bar none, is the K Chronicles, by Keith Knight. It might have something to do with the virtual crushes I tend to form on Salon.com contributors (Farhad - call me), but I genuinely look forward to Keith's weekly installment of artistic wit and wisdom. His commentary on life, art, politics, and love never fail to make me smile. Well, the more political cartoons make me cringe in recognition, but you get the idea - Keith's funny.

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Easy savings in 2007

Posted 2 years ago by Greg Go

Filed Under: Personal Finance

pennies in a jar

If you're trying to build a nest egg in '07, some of these links may help.

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