My wife and mother-in-law found a great deal for a toddler bed today. One of the founding members of the Dahlgren Lions Club runs a used-goods store called the Opp Shop. He used to have a large section of an old pickle factory full of used items, and would allow non-profit organizations to come in … Read more
Sorry that the posts have been a little thin this week, but I read a book that has occupied almost the full attention of my thoughts and caused a great deal of reflection, sorrow, and a small amount of panic. The Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler, if written ten or twenty years ago, would … Read more
We have a whole bunch of things that I’ve been meaning to sell, but just haven’t gotten to for one reason or another. Now, with others in the household wanting to take action to de-junk, I’m motivated 🙂 There’s a flea market on the first Saturday of each semi-warm month in our town, so this … Read more
And No Credit Needed does, too. A loser of weight, that is! While the No Credit Needed Network has mostly people who want to chart their debt reduction and savings goals, NCN and I are charting our weight loss goals. I’m glad that he put his chart back up. After all, the habits you develop … Read more
Of course not! Fellow Money Blog Network member Flexo makes some excellent points regarding my suggestion not to get over-educated, so I’m responding to them in hopes of opening some more discussion. The post might lead people to believe that I’m anti-education. That’s not true. Constant learning is absolutely, positively essential to succeeding in life. … Read more
A friend I used to work with got me involved in some free newsletters related to business, finance, and investing. This model of publishing — a highly successful one, by the way — is designed around sending free, high-quality commentary in newsletter form and peppering the newsletter with ads for paid newsletters, related programs, cross-promotions, … Read more
I mentioned briefly in a previous post that I could stand to lose about seventy pounds. I got to thinking that this is similar to someone who needs to get rid of about $20,000 in credit card debt. Accomplishing both feats — weight loss and debt loss — have similar sets of actions that can … Read more
You may have run across business opportunity (“biz opp”) magazines in your travels. These magazines have a lot of advertisements for turn-key businesses like vending routes, personalized mugs, windshield repair, etc., and a few articles here and there ranging in quality from generic to okay. But it’s mostly advertisements for buying startup kits for businesses, … Read more