Cult of less: Living out of a hard drive 22 Aug 2010, 10:17 pm
The BBC News article: Cult of less: Living out of a hard driveVirtual homelessnessChris Yurista, a DJ from Washington, DC, cites this trend in digital music as one reason he was able to hand over the. […]
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Money Makeover: Paul Schnebelen 22 Aug 2010, 6:38 pm
The LA Times Money Makeover: Newly single and rethinking his future profiles 41 year old, Paul Schnebelen of Oxnard, CA. Paul recently broke-up with his fiancee of 10 years and is reevaluating his fin. […]
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Death and Unemployment 19 Aug 2010, 8:38 am
The Michigan Messenger article: Death and Unemployment reports on the ultimate downside of long-term unemployment for some. While a depressing article to read, it did highlight how the unemployed are. […]
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A New White-Collar Juggle 17 Aug 2010, 10:38 pm
The Wall Street Journal article: A New White-Collar Juggle reports that moonlighting is up thanks to the great recession toll of pay cuts, salary freezes, furloughs, and income stability concerns. Whe. […]
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Alternative Income: Writing and selling erotica? 15 Aug 2010, 2:19 pm
The Marketplace.org story: Fulfilling a desire through erotic writing tells the tale of Sean McNeely, an unhappy cubical drone who is moonlighting as an erotica writer and hoping to make it his full t. […]
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Megan Mcardle of The Atlantic leaves renting to become a homeowner 14 Aug 2010, 8:24 am
Megan Mcardle of The Atlantic is taking the plunge from long term renter to first time homeowner in the Washington DC area. In the post Why Buy a House? she lays out the reasons why she is finally lea. […]
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Net Worth August 2010 11 Aug 2010, 7:58 am
It has been a busy summer for me so far this year. So busy that I forgot to update my Net Worth last month (first time I have missed doing that since Oct. 2005!) While forgetting one month every 4 to. […]
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Round-up of articles that caught my eye 2 Aug 2010, 8:21 pm
Here are some of the article that caught my eye recently that I though you might enjoy:The Financial Times article: The crisis of middle-class America takes a look at wage stagnation and how that is i. […]
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Baking your way out of financial trouble 31 Jul 2010, 10:34 am
The Wall Street Journal recently posted two stories of women who are selling homemade apple cakes and cornbread dishes to raise enough money to save their homes from foreclosure. Bake Sale Helps New J. […]
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NYTimes article debunks "culture of independence" 30 Jul 2010, 8:32 am
The New York Times article: Are We a Nation of Property Owners? takes issue with Michael Barone’s statement: “The fact is that we are once again, as in the days of the early republic and not in the. […]
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Dateline series about Ohio Food Bank 28 Jul 2010, 8:08 am
Dateline NBC ran a series spotlighting a town in South East Ohio and profiled the Friends & Neighbors food bank as it struggled to secure enough funding to feed its growing client base. The story illu. […]
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Monopoly is giving away money 27 Jul 2010, 7:58 am
For the 75th anniversary of the game Monopoly, Hasbro is celebrating by running a contest to give away the real money equivalent of the “bank” in the game - $20,580. To EnterGo to www.monopoly.com and. […]
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Money Makeover: Dave and Carole Lutness 25 Jul 2010, 9:31 pm
The LA Times money makeover article: Despite solid finances, couple are reluctant to begin retirement journey profiles Dave and Carole Lutness. Carole and Dave Lutness prepared for retirement the old-. […]
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Comments and observations 24 Jul 2010, 7:41 am
The subjects of a couple of recent posts have left comments - one in a good way and the other - well, had a strong opinion to express.In the post Fulfilling your own fantasy I linked to a New York Tim. […]
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Portland Guy looking for advice from Boston Gal’s readers 18 Jul 2010, 11:09 am
This email arrived in my inbox this week and with the sender’s permission I am posting it below in its entirety. I will add my thoughts at the end. Any advice or suggestions you would like to share wi. […]
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Despair as Job Search Drags On and Money Dries Up 17 Jul 2010, 2:37 pm
The New York Times article: Despair as Job Search Drags On and Money Dries Up reports on the rising long-term-unemployment problem and how Washington is still arguing over whether or not to extend ben. […]
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buckle up and hope that you don’t get hit too hard 13 Jul 2010, 7:09 am
The Wall Street Journal article: Small Investors Flee Stocks, Changing Market Dynamics reports that individual investors are fleeing the stock markets and are considered a “declining force in a market. […]
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Citi card dispute process sucks and other news 11 Jul 2010, 8:09 pm
Ugh. Last week I had to cancel my Citi Dividend Platinum Select Master Card when a bunch of iTunes charges suddenly appeared on my account. Since I reside in a household of one and it was not me who m. […]
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Can the New York Times find Scott Nicholson a job? His family would be grateful 8 Jul 2010, 8:24 am
The New York Times article: American Dream Is Elusive for New Generation tells the tale of 24 year old Scott Nicholson of Grafton, MA. A 2008 graduate of Colgate University, Scott has yet to find a jo. […]
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MP Dunleavey gets promoted out of her personal finance columnist career 7 Jul 2010, 8:21 pm
In the MSN money article: 9 years of money lessons, and goodbye MP Dunleavey says goodbye to her many readers and lets us know that she is moving up in her career from columnist to editor. Today marks. […]
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Update from Boston Gal’s HQ 3 Jul 2010, 4:45 pm
Lots of financial activity is swirling around Boston Gal HQ this long holiday weekend. I am doing some small home improvement projects around the house and while at Home Depot this morning I finally b. […]
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Attaching solar panel cost to home and not home owner may not work 1 Jul 2010, 8:36 am
The New York Times story: Loan Giants Threaten Energy-Efficiency Programs reports that solar panel PACE installations - where special property tax assessments used to pay for the cost of the panels an. […]
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Cash is king again? 30 Jun 2010, 10:46 am
The Boston Globe article: Tired of fluctuations, many are shedding stocks reports that more and more investors are bailing out of the stock market and letting their accounts sit in cash earning 1% int. […]
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In the job hunt, the stigma of being laid off is hard to erase 29 Jun 2010, 8:46 am
The CNN.com article: In the job hunt, the stigma of being laid off is hard to erase tells the tale of some long term unemployed folks who are struggling to overcome the “stigma” of being unemployed wh. […]
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Update from Boston Gal’s HQ 25 Jun 2010, 8:18 am
This week the Business pages have been full of stories about the e-book reader price wars (B&N’s Nook vrs Amazon.com’s Kindle). Since November of last year I have been purchasing and reading ebooks on. […]
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