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Review: The Joy of Less

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Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book or other book of interest. Over the last several years, I’ve begun to appreciate how much easier life is if you have less stuff. You spend less time and effort on maintenance. You spend less time and effort moving. You spend less time and effort organizing your stuff and cleaning. What you’re left with is more time and energy and financial resources to actually enjoy the experiences and things that matter to you. It’s much easier to find an hour to practice on the piano if I’m not spending all… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - August 9, 2010 at 2:20 am

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Checkbooks 101

Although the premise of balancing a checkbook sounds easy enough, the fact is that the vast majority of Americans really don’t take the time to do it, or they do not know how to do it properly. There is a lot more than simple addition and subtraction when it comes to balancing a checkbook and if you are not careful, you can end up bouncing checks. Here are some tips that everyone needs to know about balancing their checkbooks. 1. Balance means balance – Those statements that you get every month from the bank are not just for show.… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 22, 2010 at 2:20 am

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Review: Stop Acting Rich

Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book. Over the years, I’ve professed a ton of admiration for Thomas Stanley and William Danko’s excellent personal finance book The Millionaire Next Door. It was the first book I reviewed on The Simple Dollar and it’s still one I turn to regularly for ideas and inspiration. One of the most interesting themes in The Millionaire Next Door is the idea that you really can’t judge a book by its cover when it comes to personal wealth. In fact, quite often, public displays of affluence disguise a debt-ridden underaccumulator of… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - November 8, 2009 at 6:20 pm

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Review of Stop Sitting On Your Assets

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1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - July 29, 2009 at 10:55 pm

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