The Anti Gift Giving Holiday Season

Switching focus from gift giving to others to giving to yourself, is the best way to feel some relaxation and peace during the holiday season. You may think others might feel neglected, when in fact, they will feel more peace and happiness as well. My Family History of Not Giving For the past several years,…

why you need Mint for personal finance

Why You Need Mint

No, you don’t have bad breath . . . this is the kind of Mint that helps you track your spending, a FREE online tool that’s been helping the spend-conscious for close to 11 years now and owned by Intuit. Before Mint, your only options were keeping a self-generated tracking report in excel or using Quicken.  We…

My Broken Ankle

(previously published Tuesday, January 6, 2009 – right after the whole experience! ) This has absolutely nothing to do with financial planning; I just wanted to get the full story out on my recent mishap. The first weekend in December I was pet/house sitting overnight for a very good friend. She has four cats and…