by Mir | Oct 15, 2008 | Big Picture, Mindful Money, Questions Answered
Look; I’m a fan of stuff. I like having pretty new shoes and fun little gadgets. No one is ever going to accuse me of being some sort of ascetic. And there’s nothing wrong, per se, with wanting to have nice things. The problem comes, of course, when we...
by Mir | Sep 30, 2008 | Big Picture
Well, my day’s flown by and I haven’t managed to get much posted here. (Darn life, always interfering with my bargain hunting!) But while I go shuttle the kids around, you may want to take a look at this piece over at The Consumerist. If you have questions...
by Mir | Aug 26, 2008 | Big Picture, Mindful Money
I got to thinking the other day when I posted about IRA contributions, and I realized we’ve never really hashed out the whole matter of paying down debt vs. saving for retirement, here. And lord knows that many, many people—who are actually, you know,...
by Mir | Aug 24, 2008 | Big Picture, Quick Tips
Oh, I know we’ve talked about retirement before—although I think I owe you a more detailed post on retirement accounts—but I was moving some money into my IRA this morning and thought to myself, “Self, you should mention this on Want...
by Mir | May 14, 2008 | Big Picture
Allow me to take a brief break from low, low prices to do a brief plug for a product with a cause, will you? I’d like you to meet my dear friend Jen. Jen is an immensely talented artist but mostly Jen is just one of those awesome people who is there whenever you...
by Mir | Feb 26, 2008 | Big Picture, Mindful Money
Hey, remember when you were young and carefree and life insurance was for old people? No? That’s because now you’re old and senile. Ha! Everything I want to tell you today can be summed up in this one sentence: You need to have life insurance. The end. But...