Tag: saving
Ten Reasons Why You Can’t Save Money – Part Two
Last Wednesday, I published Part One of my two-part series, “Ten Reasons Why You Can’t Save Money.” Here’s Part Two. Reasons Six to Ten Why You Can’t Save Six: You Don’t Listen to Dave Ramsey Haha! Only kidding. Mr. Ramsey is being used here as a metaphor, although his syndicated radio show is surely worth…
Ten Reasons Why You Can’t Save Money – Part One
Americans are a confounding lot. On one hand, they’ve never had more opportunities to make money and save than they do right now. There were no app developers, YouTube personalities, Uber drivers, direct deposits, and Roth IRAs when I was growing up. On the other hand, however, they’ve never been more racked by financial insecurity…
How to Survive Expensive Urban Life
I’m a fraud. Or at least that’s how I often feel. Yes, groovy freedomists, I suffer from impostor syndrome. Oh, yeah, I’m a big tough guy. I’m financially independent. But I don’t have any kids. And when Mrs. G and I left high-cost New York for low-cost North Carolina in 2006, we arrived with no…