MSN MoneyCentral has an update on their Women In Red. Hat tip to Jane Dough for this article. I agree, accountability makes all the difference, which is why I guess my net worth tracking ended up on Wikipedia. (Still in shock over that one. Whoever posted that, many thanks!)
Hazzard, whom I don’t read enough because his blog is blocked at work, points out an amazing essay by Susan Nielsen on the devil that’s been following her for 25 years. That devil has been following me around since prep school too, but in a strange way. Quakerism teaches simplicity in life, and yet it cost an exorbitant sum to attend most Quaker schools. I was lucky to be on scholarship, but while other kids spent their summers at to sailing camp, I worked the counter for my mom or read books with reading camp at the local public library. I’m not sure how I broke out away from the lifestyle devil except to say my strongest role model was my favorite teacher who is a Quaker. I realize now that beyond being a great counselor for academics, she lived a simple life with fantastic joie de vivre. Simple doesn’t mean humorless. Maybe that’s what we all need, a strong role model for the simple life.
Seattle Simplicity takes inspiration from another one of my role models, Julia Child! (I can’t write that without the exclamation point. JC was so exuberant that I am inspired to live a life as courageously as her. Did you know bubbly Ms. Child worked for the OSS in Ceylon?) Now would you give up the cushy life of 9-5 to freelance and wander the world? Trust me. It can be done. The Frugal Traveler does it all the time! As I ponder this life trapped in a cubicle, I fantasize about the life just outside the windows where the sun shines, the trees are green and the trails begged to be hiked.
Jane Dough writes about ‘ARM Harm’, linking to the NY Times about ARM refinancing trends. neener neener! I am happy that I got a 10/1 ARM. I figure a decade is a good long time to ride out any short-term trends and build up some equity before deciding my next residential move.
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