I’m sorry, this is the real reason why I want to be rich. Forget that scholarship stuff.
Though this article did not meet the 84th Carnival of Personal Finances’ two-week requirement, I still liked it. The Digerati Life on how living in a rich neighborhood can be dangerous for the poor Yet another reason why inequity can be dangerous. (no second link for you for being a bad submitter!)
George at Fat Pitch Financials reports that Macy’s is asking for your Social Security Number. Don’t give your social security number unless you are applying for an in-store credit card. (which you shouldn’t do anyway!) Someone possibly faking as a Macy’s rep left a comment, so stay tuned to find out what happens.
Frugal Duchess wrote a great post about what teaching has taught her about money. I think her brief lessons are true. I was a better student when I had more discipline imposed on me in life. (Straight A’s in high school, till I was accepted to college, and then 4.5 years of slacking off mightily. Sorry Mom & Dad!)
Frugal Duchess again on John Travolta’s frugal money lessons. I love it. DIY projects with dad make for life long memories. Mom shopping thrift for good looking quality clothes. Good stuff. Did you know that disco was nearly dead till Saturday Night Fever revived it? That white suit? I read somewhere that the wardrobe people found it on sale in a store and it became the indelible image of disco.
Trent says Change your routines to change your financial habits. Absolutely. They say that it takes 21 or 27 days to create a new habit. Just think about your daily financial wastes. Can you break yourselves of those wasteful habits?
HC at One Big Mortar Board tells it like it is when it comes to helping your kids pay for college and why. She wrote something pretty compelling. The quote I liked best? In contrast, while I’m immensely proud of getting a master’s degree from Big 10 U., the fact that I paid for all of it out of my own savings, work-study, and lots of loans doesn’t make the accomplishment any more meaningful to me. I spent a lot more time being worried about money than being proud that I was paying my own way.
Make Love Not Debt tells us to hit White Castle for a frugal, yet romantic Valentine’s Day dinner. There’s something about those little sackfuls of burgers. But now that I’m in DC, I prefer Julia’s Empanadas as my late night post-nightclubbing snack. SOOO GOOOD… SOOOO CHEAP…. SOOO TASTY…. Even the next day. I ignore the first reviewer in the link because I don’t eat fruit so her review does not apply. I go straight for the meat ones and they are amazingly tasty.
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Thanks for the link! But could you change my name to “HC”?
Yep! I changed it!
mmm, Julia’s Empanadas…. You might be amused to note that a coworker took me out to lunch yesterday to a local coffee/sandwich shop and I was pleased to find a printed sign on the register offering bebimbop. It was completely out of place with all the other offerings but the perfect option for me (I don’t like sandwiches).
“Don’t eat fruit”?
What is this madness of which you speak?
Hiya mapgirl! lol on the reason why you want to be really rich. Thanks for these articles. It’s hard to cover all of the blogosphere and these recommendations are always great to note. Thanks too for the mention!
I wish I could get away with Valentines dinner at White Castle! LOL! I don’t think my wife would let me live it down, though. We are going to find a couple ways to save money. We plan to use a gift card leftover from Christmas, and will hit the movie theatre during the day for matnee pricing.