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Have a Clutter-Free Christmas With These Minimalist Gift Ideas That Don’t Take Up Space or Collect Dust Around the House

December 16, 2009 · 2 comments

in December, financial planning, happiness, health, holidays, lifestyle design, money decisions, purchases, special dates, spending

Congratulations on opting for a minimalist Christmas, or at least thinking about how to have a clutter-free Christmas.  If you’re like me and appreciate minimalism, but you also love giving gifts – you just need to find a way to buy or make gifts that don’t sit around and collect dust for the next three [...]

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Money Lessons Applied to Life: How To Build Your Mental Emergency Fund

May 15, 2009 · 4 comments

in emergency fund, financial planning, lifehack, psychology

What?! A mental emergency fund?  Yes; this is an analogy I thought of while walking on campus today.  Just as we want to have a savings fund large enough to be able to handle seriously unexpected expenses, accidents, and the unfortunate events of our lives, so too we need to have some sort of psychological [...]

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If You Want To Feel Rich, Count the Things You Have That Money Can’t Buy

May 14, 2009 · 11 comments

in happiness, moneyenergy, psychology, success, wealth

This post is inspired by a tweet that @libertygirl3 made last night on Twitter.  She said “If you want to feel rich, count the things you have that money can’t buy.”
Immediately I was struck by the simple truth of this statement. This time, it didn’t hit me as a cliche or adage at all.  This [...]

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