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Money Management Software Review: You Need A Budget

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I recently purchased the money management program You Need a Budget (YNAB) from YouNeedABudget.com. Over the last 10 years we’ve used both Quicken and Microsoft Money, and I can honestly say YNAB is the hands-down winner. It’s extremely easy to use and is especially helpful when it comes to budgeting and tracking your spending. When [...]

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Book Review: Above All, Be Kind by Zoe Weil

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I recently finished reading Zoe Weil’s book, Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times and find myself thinking a lot about the ideas contained within its pages. Weil’s book looks at parenting from a somewhat different angle than most parenting books. This book isn’t so much about discipline or potty training [...]

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Book Review: Oblivious Investing: Building Wealth by Ignoring the Noise

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I recently finished reading Oblivious Investing: Building Wealth by Ignoring the Noise by Mike Piper and found it quite helpful. The book is geared towards the novice investor who feels rather overwhelmed by investing and investment language (like me). Told in story format, the book covers the basics for creating your investing plan and 10 [...]

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Product Review: Scotch-Brite Greener Clean

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The folks at 3M were kind enough to provide samples from their new Greener Clean line of products. I have to admit, because 3M is a large company, and Scotch-Brite is a large subsidiary, I was fully prepared for a big greenwash. I’m happy to report I was pleasantly surprised. I received several products from [...]

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