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Hey hey, y'all. Here's a guest post from former GRS staff writer (and perennial reader favorite) Donna Freedman. This piece about becoming a frugalvore contains material that originally appeared at Donna's site, Surviving and Thriving. It's been modified for GRS. Enjoy!

The “locavore” movement is based on the idea of eating only foods grown within a 100-mile radius of where you live. Vicki Robin, for instance, might be best-known for her money manual Your Money or Your Life, but she also wrote a book for locavores in which she advocates a ten-mile diet.

There’s a lot that goes into financial stability — and it seems out of reach for many of us. Laura Whateley’s new book, Money: A User’s Guide, cuts through the panic and gives readers the confidence they need to take back their financial goals. Designed to read like an instruction manual for personal finance, we […]

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One money idea I've been coming back to a lot recently is the “buck-an-hour” rule of thumb for entertainment. I ran across it on J Money's site.

It's a simple rule in principle and practice: When buying entertainment, the amount of entertainment time should work out to a buck an hour, or better.

My corollary to this is that for families it should work out to a buck per person-hour or better. So if all three of us are enjoying something, that counts triple.

Here are some examples.

While I've identified as a writer since I was eight years old, what I've written has changed significantly over time.

When I was very young, I was only interested in writing stories. These stories were child-like, to be sure, but they grew in sophistication as I did. By junior high, I was drafting large chunks of fantasy novels (mimicking the books I tended to read at the time). Then, in high school, I discovered a love for poetry.

In high school and college, I mostly wrote poetry. Some of it was actually good, too. (Seriously!) I won contests and scholarships with my poetry, and some of it even saw print in small magazines.

But somewhere along the way, I stopped writing poems. I've written a few songs with friends over the years, but that's it really. The part of me that's a poet — a part that once was integral — seems to no longer exist.

The pressure of the pandemic both in and out of the workforce is having a significant impact on women and their financial futures. According to a recent UBS Global Wealth Management survey, 61% of women feel that Covid-19 has hurt their careers.  Key findings: 40% of women have reduced hours at work to help care […]

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https://www.wisebread.com/romantic-and-financially-rewarding-valentines-day

In a year unlike any other, there are still plenty of ways to think outside of...

As many as 15 million United States homes are at risk for flooding, according to data from the First Street Foundation analysis of flood risk, with other floods possible due to plumbing or water line malfunctions. Understanding that flooding is a potential threat in more places than you might expect is the first step to […]

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Homeowners insurance is essential to protect what may be your most valuable asset — your home. But many people ask themselves, “how much homeowners insurance do I need?” It’s a valid question — buy too much and you’re wasting your hard-earned money. And if you don’t get enough coverage, you’ll be wishing you had more […]

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About 26% of Americans wait until they’re in their 30s to start saving for retirement, and 15% wait until their 40s to start. That decision to start taking retirement seriously is an important one, but it often happens later in life. At the same time, the average American holds more than 12 different jobs through […]

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