Over the past 17 years, someone has stopped by my house and taken between $7 and $40 away from me, every single day. Not only have I allowed this to happen, but I have even invited this to happen! Why would I do this? After all, I consider myself a rational person in most areas of my life, including money. I even like having money.
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Lessons I Learned from Buying a Big House
Just over a year ago, my family and I owned a big house. Actually ...I mean that we owned a BIG HOUSE. The “American Dream” embodied in brick and mortar form. Forget 2,500 square feet and 0.33 acres. Our house was 4,500 square feet and a large finished basement set on 11.5 acres. It even had a huge in-ground pool. This house was so big that it had two staircases!
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Why a New Car is an Absolute Financial Disaster
Yikes!! This new truck costs around $50,000 to purchase and it's not even the most expensive truck on the lot. This price is actually fairly average for most of the trucks on this new-car-lot.
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Almost Everything is a Choice
A few months ago, I spoke to someone who is looking to buy $89,000 worth of windows for her house.