Book Review

10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget

I signed up a few weeks ago to review the book 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget by The Writers of Wise Bread. The book arrived on my doorstep not even 2 full days later. Since then, I’ve been enjoying bite sized pieces of Wise Bread writings. (Look honey, your bad puns have [...]

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Book Review – The Noticer

The Noticer by Andy Andrews is the first book in a long time that I have read fromcover to cover in one day.    In the style of a favorite uncle telling fables on the front porch, the stories are shallow, enjoyable, and don’t require a lot of hard thinking. I loved this book and it [...]

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What I’m Reading: The Millionaire Next Door

My long awaited copy of The Millionaire Next Door arrived this weekend, thanks to Book Mooch! I’ve read reviews on this book by at least half a dozen bloggers, and figured that there must be something to the hype. However, I wasn’t prepared to be completely sucked in by it. I took the book with [...]

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Tightwad Gazette – 1992

My friend, Alicia, brought me an old copy of The Tightwad Gazette last week. I have been thumbing through it for the last few days and just marveling over how much has changed, and how much has not changed over the course of 16 years. The book is broken into seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, and [...]

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Suze Orman Promotes the Victim Mentality

I’m trying to read Suze Orman’s book The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Practical & Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying. I just can’t do it! I’m 7 pages in, and already the victim mentality of this book is threatening to overwhelm me. I know that people have difficult relationships with money. Most people, [...]

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