Category: My 2 Cents
Worthy of Riches
Sometimes when it comes to acting rich or not acting rich you have to take time to understand yourself. I’m not talking about understanding an idealistic version of who you think you are, I’m talking about a true understanding of yourself, faults and all. The recent unseasonably warm weather was the impetus for me to [...]
Drugs, Alcohol, Vitamins and Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston’s tragic death and society’s nasty habit of closing the barn door after the animals have all escaped has me on a new tear. It appears there will soon be an investigation into the how and why Whitney Houston was able to get her hands on so many prescription drugs. The prescribing doctors will [...]
Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain
If we think long term, most of us wouldn’t be in the financial predicament that we’re in. Think about it. You get a new credit card; you go out and purchase a ton of items you had been dying to buy. Now that you have the items and a maxed out credit card, you’ve got [...]
Lottery vs. Savings
I know someone who has played the lottery for as long as I’ve known her. All tolled I’ve known this person for over 20 years. When I first met her, I didn’t notice how much she invested in the lottery. It wasn’t until about two or three years after knowing this person did I realize [...]
Who are You Fooling?
I wandered into an online forum today and saw a comment from one of the forum members that inspired this post. A Little Backdrop The forum is for freelance writers who write for one particular client. The client provided the forum for the freelance writers so they could network, get to know other writers, let [...]
I Quit the Game
I recently decided to stop playing that acting rich game. I realized I had been bowing out of the game over the past few years but now I’m making a conscious effort to fully remove myself as a player. For some of us, the acting rich game has been so ingrained in our everyday existence [...]
Lessons Learned from Oprah Winfrey and Iyanla Vanzant
The Oprah show did it again. From time to time Oprah has taught me and/or confirmed a few life lessons. Yesterday’s show was another one of those life lesson learning shows. The interview with Iyanla Vanzant which aired on 2/16/2011 was of particular interest to me. I had all but forgotten about Iyanla. It wasn’t [...]
3M Command Strips – Use with Caution
I recently finished painting my guest room and decided that after all of the pre-painting prep work of spackling and sanding and getting rid of nail holes, I didn’t want to re-create the same problem. Although I had quite a few pictures to hang on the wall, after a fresh coat of paint, I didn’t [...]
The $95.40 Phone Call
I called my bank, Wachovia, regarding a monthly charge I was receiving for using the Quicken software. It was called a “Personal Finance Software Monthly Service Fee.” To be honest with you, I don’t understand why they charge a fee for using some other vendor’s software, but so be it. I barely used my Wachovia [...]
Are We Any Better than Tiger Woods?
On February 18, 2010, Tiger Woods made a public apology for his behavior. Just in case you were in a coma or on the moon and haven’t heard of Tiger’s situation, here’s a brief synopsis: Tiger Woods, a world class golfer, fooled around on his wife for many years with many women. I’m not sure [...]
