Build Your Own Financial Independence Chart and Updating Thriftygal’s Charts – October 2015

By | November 24, 2015
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Thepowerofthrift.com has been in existence for more than three years now and, in that time, several readers have asked me to post the spreadsheets that I use to generate my financial independence charts. So without further ado, here is a list of reasons why I haven’t posted it yet. Reasons I Neglected to Post My Spreadsheets to My Blog Earlier… Read More: Build Your Own Financial Independence Chart and Updating Thriftygal’s Charts… »

Before you shop, consider the externalities

By | October 27, 2015
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I pick on stuff, things, consumer goods, junk, as a personal finance geek because I know that much of a person’s budget (and debt) comes from these items and because these expenses are usually not recurring, necessary or fixed and thus easier to cut. The average American easily owns more consumer goods than any society in the history of the… Read More: Before you shop, consider the externalities »

Updating Thriftygal’s Charts – September 2015

By | October 16, 2015
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This may surprise you, but I really dislike budgets. The word budget, to me, reeks of deprivation and drudgery. I know that some people can benefit from tracking how they spend every single penny, but I could never get myself to do it. I prefer an overall money management strategy and not a specific budget. Spend less than you… Read More: Updating Thriftygal’s Charts – September 2015 »

Go check your credit report

By | October 13, 2015
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I check one of my credit reports every four months to make sure my financial avatar hasn’t developed walking pneumonia. I worry about someone stealing my identity and since it happens to almost ten million people a year and data breaches are pretty much constant, I consider this anxiety justified. Happily, I can ease the unease FREE! The… Read More: Go check your credit report »

The Power of Enough

By | September 28, 2015
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At what point would you consider yourself rich?  I think we can all agree that a billionaire is “rich”. What about a millionaire? What about someone who has $702,664.97?  Which final penny makes someone rich? How much is enough? I know I’m not the first person to ponder this question. This is the ancient sorites paradox or the… Read More: The Power of Enough »

Writers write

By | September 26, 2015
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When I was reviewing my life bucket list and contemplating what item to tackle next and how, I found myself thinking more and more of this quote I ran across in a college ethics class. I remembered the words in bold and Google helped me find the rest. “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation: we… Read More: Writers write »