Are You Rich Yet? Not me.

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So over at The Simple Dollar, Trent Hamm talked about his take on the idea of being "rich". The post, and the comments, have inspired me a little. Trent says that money isn't the true gauge with which to measure how rich you are. In the end, being rich has nothing to do with money. It has to do with … [Read more...]

Financial Ruin – Is It Your Biggest Fear, Too?

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Okay so a couple weeks ago, I hit one of those "bad weeks" where I felt like no matter where I turned, I was hitting a stone wall. Not brick, but those big boulder-like stones. I had issues with a couple clients. Total, estimated worst-case-scenario financial loss this means for me in 2010? $13,ooo In … [Read more...]

I’m back! Enough is enough already.

Image by DavidDMuir via FlickrOkay, so I let this whole thing go untouched for just a little too long now (since MAY!) and I'm back with a vengeance! I've lost some control - in various aspects of my life - and I am gripping strong to controlling my finances right now, because flat out, it's all … [Read more...]

Quit Smoking Update

Okay, so I was a little overexcited yesterday regarding the cost of the prescription for Chantix. I had assumed (because my doctor was assuming) that my health insurance was going to cover at least a portion of it, and that was a very, very incorrect assumption to make. MVP refused to cover so much … [Read more...]

Conscious thinking.

I've come to a really strong conclusion recently. Conscious thinking results in consequential action, which almost always yields positive results. Seriously. I know it's not some kind of stroke of genius, but c'mon... how many times have we found ourselves in a situation where we hated the end … [Read more...]