We are now thrift store converts. You can buy some really great clothes at a fraction of the price and in most cases, contribute to the many charities who run the stores. The biggest hurdle is getting over your own preconceptions.
Saturday night Charlie and I went over to one of our friend’s house. We’ll call him Matthew to hide his identity :-) He’s a lovely guy but we couldn’t be farther apart regarding our views on money. Matthew believes in keeping up with the Joneses. He lives in million dollar house in an exclusive suburb [...]
Sally at InDenialHealth wrote an interesting post this week about how keeping a food diary helps you lose weight. I’m not surprised by this at all because I’ve been using this same exact method to track my spending for the last five years and it has had a huge benefit.
The article at US News mentions [...]
I work in one of the busiest video stores in Australia. I’ve been there two years now and am starting to believe that no one works for a living in our area; they just watch dvds all day! Well, that’s probably exaggerating a wee bit but still. It’s currently school holidays here (a two week [...]
India Beggar Amasses Coin Fortune
I thought this BBC story was both sad and inspirational.
When 60-year-old Laxmi Das recently deposited her earnings in an Indian bank in Calcutta, it was a bit more than the usual mundane money transfer.
Ms Das handed over 91kg (200lb) of coins – the produce of 44 years of hard begging – [...]
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