I’ve been selling on eBay since its first year. It wasn’t quite as easy back then; PayPal didn’t exist, you had to host your own pictures, and if you wanted any text formatting you had to know HTML. I suppose, in hindsight, that may have been a barrier to entry for some sellers [...]
I read a lot of books: books about finance, investing, frugality and thrift, money management, the psychology of money, you name it. If it involves making, saving, or understanding money, I’m in. Often when I read a book, I start out by thinking, “yup, I knew that already”. Or, “yes, of course [...]
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I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about fitting in. I live in the suburbs of a large metropolitan area, in a nice middle-class neighborhood. I don’t talk much with my friends about being frugal, about saving money or my desire for a simpler lifestyle, as I think it would fall [...]
Uncommonadvice asked two really good questions, and I decided to answer them with a post rather than throw together a quick response in the comments.
The first question was: Do you live by a routine to keep yourself busy?
I have to admit something here. I spent 15 years planning my retirement, but the planning was [...]
I have not always been a patient person, in fact I still struggle with this at times. After all, once we have defined our goals, our wants or needs, who wants to wait? But the truth is, that I have learned the importance of patience to a frugal lifestyle, and believe this is [...]
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