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Following the Time Trail and Downgrading Subscriptions

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Getting Started, Learning, The Simple Dollar
In the past few months, we’ve ended our subscription to GameFly, reduced our subscription to Netflix to streaming-only, stopped receiving four magazines, and given away or sold a bunch of items around our household. At first glance, one might think we ...Read More »

Following the Time Trail and Downgrading Subscriptions

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Getting Started, Learning, The Simple Dollar
In the past few months, we’ve ended our subscription to GameFly, reduced our subscription to Netflix to streaming-only, stopped receiving four magazines, and given away or sold a bunch of items around our household. At first glance, one might think we ...Read More »

Figuring Out What’s Really Important (As a Foundation for Your Decisions)

{ Posted on Feb 03 2012 by Trent }
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Whenever I spend time thinking about my life, I get caught up in a lot of ideals. I think about writing a great novel. I think about some volunteer projects I’d like to work on. I think ...Read More »

Telling Your Story

{ Posted on Jan 24 2012 by Trent }
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I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life. – Armistead Maupin Image courtesy of PhotoSteve. As many of you know, I’m spending a lot of my spare time lately working on a pair of novels. It’s ...Read More »

Telling Your Story

{ Posted on Jan 24 2012 by Trent }
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I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life. – Armistead Maupin Image courtesy of PhotoSteve. As many of you know, I’m spending a lot of my spare time lately working on a pair of novels. It’s ...Read More »

Overcoming the Power of Branding and Brand Preferences

{ Posted on Jan 20 2012 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Getting Started, Learning, Shopping, The Simple Dollar
“Having preferences means having weaknesses.” – Magnus Carlsen, currently the number one rated chess player in the world Thanks to Adria Richards for the picture Over the years, Sarah and I have relied on Cascade Complete to get our dishes clean. ...Read More »

In God We Trust: Your Money and a Higher Power

{ Posted on Jan 17 2012 by Trent }
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Image courtesy Kevin Dooley. “Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him.” – Aeschylus A few days ago, I had a long conversation with an old friend, who I’ll call “Randall.” Randall is in a deep financial, personal, and ...Read More »

Changing Dreams

{ Posted on Jan 13 2012 by Trent }
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Claymont Mansion, near Charles Town, WV. Photo courtesy of Troy Tolley. The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus When I was younger, I spent a lot of time visiting my aunt and ...Read More »

Finding Good Information for Your Situation

{ Posted on Jan 06 2012 by Trent }
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One of the biggest challenges I have when writing articles for The Simple Dollar is finding a balance of usefulness and audience. What do I mean by that? Well, if I tried to write a personal finance article ...Read More »

Avoiding Lifestyle Inflation

{ Posted on Jan 03 2012 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Getting Started, Learning, The Simple Dollar, Uncategorized
I can still remember how it felt to get my first real paycheck at my first real job after college. It came in the mail, and I stood by the mailbox at my old apartment building ripping open the ...Read More »
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