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The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Marriage Advice Edition

{ Posted on Feb 08 2012 by Trent }
If I had to give someone advice on how to keep a marriage in good shape, here’s what it would be. Every day, do two things. One, tell your spouse that you love them and tell them something specific about ...Read More »

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Marriage Advice Edition

{ Posted on Feb 08 2012 by Trent }
If I had to give someone advice on how to keep a marriage in good shape, here’s what it would be. Every day, do two things. One, tell your spouse that you love them and tell them something specific about ...Read More »

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Human Edition

{ Posted on Feb 01 2012 by Trent }
Recently, I found out that one of my favorite writers has cancer. That person will announce it in due time if it turns out to be untreatable, but that’s her (or is it his?) decision. When you’re a fan of ...Read More »

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Youth Activities Edition

{ Posted on Jan 25 2012 by Trent }
Sometimes, I wonder what the line is between an appropriate amount of youth activities and too many activities is. My older children have tumbling/gymnastics one night a week, ice skating one night a week, soccer two nights a week when the ...Read More »

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Warm Blanket Edition

{ Posted on Jan 18 2012 by Trent }
During the day, when my kids are at school and my wife is out of the house at work, I turn the furnace off and the house gets rather cool. When that happens, I often just wrap myself up in a ...Read More »

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Election Returns Edition

{ Posted on Jan 11 2012 by Trent }
Whenever there’s a significant vote or election, I find myself tuning into the results the evening after the vote. I’ll visit tons of websites, looking for the latest results and different perspectives on what they mean. The funny thing is ...Read More »

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Freedom Edition

{ Posted on Jan 04 2012 by Trent }
A few days ago, a technical problem with The Simple Dollar cropped up involving the front page not refreshing for some users of the site. A reader emailed me about it. A few months ago, I would have then spent ...Read More »

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Resolutions Edition

{ Posted on Dec 28 2011 by Trent }
Over the last few weeks, I spent a lot of time thinking about resolutions. During that process, I did a lot of digging for articles on resolutions and goals from people whose thoughts I greatly value. Here are ...Read More »

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Multi-Christmas Edition

{ Posted on Dec 21 2011 by Trent }
My family and I often load up the few days before and the week after Christmas with a lot of visits with extended family, either at our home or theirs. This often means some careful choreography. Part of the challenge ...Read More »

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Sick Daughter Edition

{ Posted on Dec 14 2011 by Trent }
My daughter got incredibly ill on Monday evening. She was completely lethargic and was losing liquid as fast as we could give it to her. We were considering taking her to the emergency room. Tuesday morning, she’s completely fine. ...Read More »