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Are name-brand groceries really worth the extra cost when alternative cheaper store-brand groceries are available? More specifically, when ...
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Dear Diary: A Night at the Oscars with Me and the Honeybee
The other night the Honeybee and I sat down and watched the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, and I have to say it was the most entertaining show I've seen since Billy Crystal was hosting.
Naturally, we recorded the event to avoid all the ...
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Retirement Savings: Why My Kids Shouldn’t Plan on Receiving an Inheritance From Me
I know. A lot of you wish you could retire now, looking for reasons to retire early.
However, before that can become reality, it's important to understand our magic number; that magic number, of course, is the amount of money we'll need to have ...
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Evaluating The Costs of a Longer Commute: When It’s Better to Just Suck It Up
As many of you know, I live in Southern California; cars are king here. Most of us who live in Los Angeles can't even spell "public transportation."
That's why it was big news when I found out my employer was moving 21 miles down the road, ...
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Valentine’s Day Giveaway: What’s the Biggest Money Argument You’ve Ever Had?
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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