Five Things That We Are Conditioned to Think Important but Really Aren’t

Now that I’m on the cusp of 60, I think I’ve acquired a fair amount of wisdom. And what I want to do now is drop some of that accumulated wisdom on the great unwashed. Here, then, are five things that we are conditioned to think are important but really aren’t. Music Way back in …

Golly Gee, Cars Are Expensive

Last June, Mrs. Groovy and I got a new-to-us car, a 2016 Honda CRV for $21,035.91. We christened our new Honda, “Penny,” and she came to us with 32,635 miles on her odometer. Now, because I run a personal finance blog, I decided to follow the prescribed maintenance schedule of the manufacturer to the tee. …