I admit there are times when I’m smitten by a new product, or see something in a store I ‘must’ have. As a splurger, I more often than not succumb to the desire and drag out my wallet (or credit card) and make the purchase.
Leo Babauta over at
Trent Hamm over at The Simple Dollar just posted an awesome article called Money Bullies.
I’d never thought of it as bullying, but as Trent describes the pressure of trying to keep up with the Jones’s, or saying ‘no’ to marketing messages, or saying ‘yes’ [...]
A concerned parent asked us to comment on this scenario:
My daughter is in her first job and living at home. It’s not highly paid and we agreed a token amount of housekeeping so she could also save something each month. However she’s spending it all on having a good time and is resentful when I [...]
A concerned parent asked us to comment on this scenario:
My daughter is in her first job and living at home. It’s not highly paid and we agreed a token amount of housekeeping so she could also save something each month. However she’s spending it all on having a good time and is resentful when I [...]
A concerned parent asked us to comment on this scenario:
My daughter is in her first job and living at home. It’s not highly paid and we agreed a token amount of housekeeping so she could also save something each month. However she’s spending it all on having a good time and is resentful when I [...]
A concerned parent asked us to comment on this scenario:
My daughter is in her first job and living at home. It’s not highly paid and we agreed a token amount of housekeeping so she could also save something each month. However she’s spending it all on having a good time and is resentful when I [...]
At times I find it really hard to decide what to do with my money. Either there’s not enough cash coming in, too much money going out or I have to work out how to make the funds I have spread across multiple needs - or maybe they’re ‘wants’…?
Anyway, I found this post on Vanessa [...]
One of the blogs I enjoy reading is called Zen Habits by Leo Babauta. In the recent ‘Do Interesting Things’ post, he explained…
“People are empowered to express themselves, to create, to become a part of a global conversation and transformation, in a way that has never [...]
This guy is crazy! Adin van Ryneveld is a South African on a mission… to live 5 YEARS without money.
It’s not a gimmick to receive lots of free stuff (though that would be kinda cool). Instead he’s banking on:
1. A lot of kindness from friends both old and new.
2. [...]
What teens want to know about money and life
Financial literacy tips and money management updates - the Money Mindset Mob share their favourite of the week:
Ashley Stasher - “Are there really people who think saving is boring?!”
How to make saving as exciting as spending
Splurger Spike [...]
