This Liz Pulliam Weston article broaches the subject of giving tough love to friends and family who are being stupid with their money. Not surprisingly, family members don’t tend to take the advice in the spirit in which it was given. “Buzz off” is usually the response, plus or minus some colorful expletives. There isn’t … Read more
My wife and I took a stroll down memory lane this past weekend. Lots and lots of TV clips from our childhood, courtesy of YouTube. Sesame Street Pinball. The Electric Company Silent E song. Earth phone, yip-yip-yip-yip-yip-yip. Ray Charles singing “Bein’ Green.” Buddy Rich in a drum battle with Animal. And, of course, the Rubber … Read more
One of my colleagues at work asked if he could buy one of the Presidential $1 coins off of me. His daughter lost a tooth, and she had requested that he ask the Tooth Fairy for “one of the new gold dollars.” My colleague, not 100% sure he could get hold of the tooth fairy … Read more
One of the entrants for H&R Block TaxCut thumb drive giveaway #2 had never heard of such a beast. I had heard the term through my work on the supervisory committee of my credit union, but I didn’t know what the origin was. The passbook dates back at least to the 19th century in America. … Read more
A good chunk of us will be getting either a tax refund, or a tax rebate, or both. These could run thousands of dollars each. Chump change for some of us, a substantial sum for some of us, a downright windfall for some of us. Whatever the magnitude, it’s extra money rolling in. It shows … Read more
I stumbledupon Violent Acres and read her most recent post that describes among other things her aversion for doctors. (For those of you who might have read Violent Acres you know that the language can get pretty offensive. The part I’m referencing from the post is below, and it’s clean.) From the post: I can … Read more
Lazy Man and Money posted a reader’s question over in the MBN Forums asking for help: Do you have an Excel spreadsheet somewhere in these archives I can’t find one so I could try doing IRS tax prep on the computer? Usually (for 20+ years) I’ve hand-tallied, every little receipt on yellow line paper & … Read more
A few years ago I was in a doctor’s office and one of the assistants said, in earshot of everyone in the office, “Is your social security number 123-45-6789?” (No, that’s not my real social security number.) My response: “Gee, could you say that a little louder?” (She probably could have, but didn’t.) Similarly, one … Read more