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How to Build a Better Budget

{ Posted on May 02 2011 by J.D. Roth }
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Categories : All, Basics, Budgeting, Get Rich Slowly, Uncategorized
This article on building a better budget is the written version of a workshop I gave last week at a local public library. It refines material from several past posts on the subject. If I’d planned ahead, I could have ...Read More »

The Financial Literacy Toolkit

{ Posted on Apr 29 2011 by J.D. Roth }
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You know, we started April with the best of intentions. Because it’s Financial Literacy Month, all of the writers at Get Rich Slowly agreed to discuss basic money concepts. But we didn’t do it. Instead, we explored all sorts of ...Read More »

Five Ways to Outwit the ATM

{ Posted on Apr 26 2011 by Donna Freedman }
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Categories : All, Basics, Budgeting, Get Rich Slowly, Hints and Tips, Uncategorized
This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes a personal finance column for MSN Money. She also writes about frugality, intentional living, and life in general at her own blog, Surviving And Thriving. Automated teller machines are from ...Read More »

Five Years of Get Rich Slowly

{ Posted on Apr 15 2011 by J.D. Roth }
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Categories : Administration, All, Basics, Get Rich Slowly, Uncategorized
Five years ago today, I started a new blog. Inspired by the success of a popular post at my personal site, I sat down to create what I thought would be the first personal-finance blog on the internet. I was ...Read More »

Setting Smart Financial Goals

{ Posted on Apr 12 2011 by Sierra Black }
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This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and raising children at Childwild.com This article is part of Financial Literacy Month at Get Rich Slowly. Goals are critical to financial success. We’ve written about them ...Read More »

Establish Your Financial Priorities (Worksheet Inside!)

{ Posted on Apr 05 2011 by April Dykman }
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Categories : All, Basics, Choices, Get Rich Slowly, Planning, Uncategorized
This post is from staff writer April Dykman. Quick — can you list your top financial priorities? My top priorities (aside from basic living expenses) are building a house and travel. Those are the two things I daydream about the most, ...Read More »

Earning, Spending, and Saving: The Building Blocks of Personal Finance

{ Posted on Apr 04 2011 by J.D. Roth }
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Note: This article is part of Financial Literacy Month at Get Rich Slowly. A couple of weeks ago, Robert Brokamp explained how living below your means is like saving for retirement twice. On the surface, his advice was pretty conventional: The ...Read More »

You Can Have It All (Just Not All At Once)

{ Posted on Mar 14 2011 by Donna Freedman }
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Categories : Advanced, All, Basics, Choices, Get Rich Slowly, Uncategorized
This post is from new GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes the Living With Less personal finance column for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving. Like J.D., Donna has been traveling lately ...Read More »

Getting Started with Estate Planning

{ Posted on Mar 03 2011 by Sierra Black }
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This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. Over the past few years, I’ve done a reasonable job getting on top of my personal finances. I’ve ...Read More »

Back to the Stone Age: Low-Tech Expense Tracking

{ Posted on Feb 28 2011 by April Dykman }
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Categories : All, Basics, Budgeting, Get Rich Slowly, Tools, Uncategorized
This post is from staff writer April Dykman. As many of you know, before I was a GRS staff writer, I was a GRS reader and active commenter. I’d say the bulk of my early personal-finance education came from this website, ...Read More »
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