Overturning Murphy’s Law
Have you heard of Murphy’s Law? Well, let me share… In the last two weeks, my clothes dryer has died. I detected rotted sections in my siding. My downstairs bathroom sink started leaking… After the obligatory feeling sorry for myself and re-watching...
Are You Watching Cable? Get a Smart TV!
First question: What is a smart TV? Second question: Is your cable bill getting out of control? Related question: Do you subscribe to a package deal? Do you really still need it? After careful evaluation, I realized I didn’t. Sure, I needed the Internet — but I...
Curb Appeal is a Good Investment
The housing market is hot right now, and if you’re looking to sell your home, the one area where you can get additional bang for your renovation buck is increasing your curb appeal. The outside is always the first thing a potential buyer sees, so it makes sense...
Be Smart About Cancelling Credit Cards
Cancelling a credit card might seem like a simple task: You call, you cancel the credit card. But, in actuality, it could hurt your credit. There are a lot of things to consider before you cancel a card, and then how you do it. Most people don’t realize that closing...
Eating Healthy on a Spending Plan
Everybody’s talking about “COVID-10”. The 10 extra pounds that creeped up and grew on us. And messing with our minds all along the way. I know it’s not just me. My friends have all been venting to me about how unhealthy and cooped up they feel. Without the...
Taking the Magic Out of Money
Let’s talk about kids and money. At one point or another, most parents find themselves saying, “What? Do you think money grows on trees?” It may be an automatic response, but it’s still a good one. Kids need to learn the difference between needs and wants, and...
Getting Around Gatekeepers | Dealing With Customer Service
An often forgotten aspect to bookkeeping is the human factor. Judy and I have learned all sorts of ways to communicate with customer service representatives. Even customer service representatives who, for lack of a better description, like to make life difficult. It...
A New Way to Think About Time and Money
Time = Money. No more useful equation has ever been written — with the possible exception of our friend, the compound interest formula. Of course, the relationship between time and money is dominated by the pesky details of real life in addition to countless other...
How to Settle an Estate
You don’t have to be rich to have an estate. One of the great equalizers in life is that one day…we will all have estates. Often defined simply as all the money and property of the decedent, real-life estates can get more complicated. The central document to any...
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