FINCON Friday

When this goes live, I’ll be on the road to the Financial Bloggers Conference outside of Chicago. That translates to a day off here.

Monday, I’ll be back with a whole bucket full of bloggy goodness.

Invisible Cushion

Earlier this year, we experimented with abandoning the strict budget in favor of automating as much as possible on our credit card, and keeping our discretionary spending under control, but on the same card. We failed. It was 2 parts lack of communication, 3 parts lack of discipline, and 1 part “we’re dumb”. …

Don’t Be A Dick

Integrity is what you do when nobody is looking. Do you cheat at solitaire, steal from an untended garage sale, or keep something a store forgets to charge you for? If so, integrity may not be your strongest trait. Similarly, if you let the actions of others dictate your behavior, you may be integrity…

The Things That Bring You Here

I’ve been walking though my analytics data. That is the Big Brother software I use to know everything about each one of my dear readers. It’s all part of my master plan to rule the world. Muwahaha! Some of the results are interesting. The single most-used search term to find this site is “slow carb…