Category: Misc.
Budgeting, Misc.
Happy Money: Principle Two – Make It a Treat
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“Money creates needs or encourages their multiplication.” – Edwin Lefevre “Abundance…is the enemy of appreciation.” – Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton The Washing Machine Paradox My paternal grandmother, Ann Amelia Chamberlain Esplin, was born on January 12, 1896 in the small Southern Utah town of Orderville. She would live to be 82 years old,…
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What’s a Business? – Weekly Money Quote (February 6, 2017)
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Micawber’s Favorites – January 2017
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A roundup of my favorite financial articles from January 2017: “Salt Lake City’s 100 Women Who Care” by Hal Boyd at The Deseret News I don’t have a ton of extra money in my giving budget right now but I am always looking for ways to make the giving I can do more effective. Therefore,…
Budgeting, Misc.
Happy Money: Principle One – Buy Experiences
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“You can only have so much stuff, but you can never have too many stories.” – Paul Sullivan Great stories are one of the keys to happiness. Not great stories that you read in books but great stories that you live. Author Donald Miller writes about how he learned this lesson in his book…
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The World is a Book – Weekly Money Quote (January 30, 2017)
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Misc., Money Parables
5 Inspiring Stories of People Who Value Integrity More Than Money
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“The weakest of all weak things is virtue that has not been tested in the fire.” – Mark Twain “Ethicist Michael Josephson says ethics is all about how we meet the challenge of doing the right thing when that act will cost us more than we want to pay.” – John M. Huntsman, Sr. …
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The Biggest Mistake We Can Make – Weekly Money Quote (January 17, 2017)
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Comparison Steals Joy – Weekly Money Quote (January 9, 2017)
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My Top 10 Posts of 2016
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I appreciate everyone’s support in 2016. Thanks to loyal readers I was able to grow my blog significantly. Hopefully I was able to entertain, inform, and motivate you to improve your financial situation. I look forward to another fun year sharing the best financial quotes, ideas, and stories with you in 2017 but before we…