The Honeybee and I are extremely compatible in almost every way, right on down to when it comes to our philosophy on money and how we handle the household finances.
I understand though that, for upwards of 80 percent of couples, money can be a ...
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Inflation 101: Why Avatar Isn’t the Biggest Movie of All Time (And What Movie Is)
This past week, the technologically ground-breaking 3-D movie Avatar was hailed across the globe as the new king of the box office world, "topping" Titanic's box office take by grossing over $1.859 billion worldwide.
According to the media, this ...
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My 2009 State of the Household Financial Report
Our "household Constitution" requires the Honeybee, who is the family's household CFO, to deliver the family financial report every January to yours truly, the household CEO.
For years, the Honeybee has painstakingly tracked and recorded our ...
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Buying Glasses? 3 Facts Your Eye Doctor Doesn’t Want You to Know.
Oops, my bad. This is a guest post from some guy who wasn't who he said he was and was trying to make a few bucks off of an affiliate link. Still, I can attest to the information within this post as being accurate, as I too buy my glasses and conta ...
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2009 Drive-By Movie Retrospective: Or How I Earn $4/Month Blogging (And You Can Too!)
Me: Well, Honeybee, thanks to Netflix you and I have watched a lot of movies from the comfort of our living room.
The Honeybee: I've got a question for you, Mr.Financial Genius: Is Netflix paying us for yet another one of your blatant plugs for ...
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Talkin’ Turkey: Evaluating My Thanksgiving Dinner Scorecard
This year Thanksgiving dinner is at my house. We'll be serving dinner for 16 people including my sister and her family, my mom and dad and the Honeybee's folks.
You know, since he came out to visit a few weeks ago, my father-in-law Tony has taken ...
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My Store-Brand vs. Name-Brand Blind Taste-Test Experiment
One of the great never-ending debates in the world of personal finance is whether or not name-brand groceries are really worth the extra cost when alternative cheaper store-brand groceries are available. Furthermore, when it comes to edible products, ...
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Is LifeLock and Its $1 Million Guarantee A Sham?
By now, most everybody has heard or seen the ubiquitous ads by LifeLock where its founder and chief executive officer, Todd Davis, intimates the impenetrable fortress-like quality of his identity theft protection service by brazenly giving out his ...
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How Much Would You Pay to Save Your Pet’s Life?
A friend of mine recently told me a sad story that I wanted to share with you.
About five years ago, he drove his dog to a dog park across town for their usual Saturday morning romp. Unfortunately, on that particular fateful morning, when he ...
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Evaluating the Cost of Extreme Frugality
Earlier this month one of my favorite personal finance bloggers, Bret Frohlich, wrote a terrific piece where he declared war on frugality and explained why frugality doesn't always pay.
In fact, Bret's post got me thinking about those who choose ...
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Kids and Money: Our Decision to Let Our Impulsive Spender Fail
I've written in this space before about just how difficult it is to teach kids financial literacy. For every kid, that seems to have a natural ability to grasp the value of a dollar and a real determination to save as much as they can, there is ...
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Parents: Before You Name Your Baby, Learn How to Spell.
Igor: Dr. Frankenstein...
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: It's "Fronkensteen."
Igor: You're putting me on.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No, it's pronounced "Fronkensteen."
Igor: Do you also say "Froaderick"?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No... ...
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Does Anybody Know the Going Rate for the Tooth Fairy?
My 9-year-old daughter, Lenina, lost another tooth today!
Of course, most everyone knows custom dictates that when a child loses a tooth they dutifully place it under their pillow knowing that the Tooth Fairy will come and take it in exchange for ...
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The 5 Worst Jobs For Teenagers
With summer here, schools are now on hiatus for vacation in most places around the country and teenagers are scurrying to find temporary jobs to earn some extra money. With that in mind, some parents may be interested to know that the National ...
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How to Avoid Neighbor Conflicts When It’s Time for a New Fence (Part 2)
This is the second part of a two-part series. Click here for part one.
As I noted in part one, over the years I have personally talked to several friends of mine who told me they would rather spend a couple hours in the dentist chair having their ...
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How to Avoid Neighbor Conflicts When It’s Time for a New Fence
Being a homeowner has a lot of responsibilities that renters never have to deal with. Many of the responsibilities are no big deal; others can be extremely unpleasant. One of the most painful homeowner tasks is dealing with the neighbors when a ...
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What It Really Feels Like To Be A Millionaire
Yesterday my family and I got in the car and drove to Arizona for the day to see my beloved Los Angeles Dodgers play a Cactus League game against the Chicago White Sox at their new spring training complex known as Camelback Ranch.
The Dodgers lost ...
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My 2008 State of the Household Financial Report (Part 4)
Today at work I was a bit distracted. This was entirely due to my anticipation regarding my earlier promise to finish this four-part series with a quick summary of my net worth. I hope most of you can forgive me; it's just that I feel like the lea ...
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My 2008 State of the Household Financial Report (Part 3)
Welcome to Part 3 of my State of the Household financial report for 2008. I've been very serious about running my household like a business for close to 20 years now. As a result, I have managed to compile detailed data across a long time period. ...
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My 2008 State of the Household Financial Report (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of my four-part State of the Household Financial Report. If you missed it, be sure to check out Part 1 first!
Once again, here is the illustrative breakdown of my "outflow", or expenses, for the year in the form of a pie chart. ...
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