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My father, I’m told, was considered to be an extraordinary pool player. I only remember seeing him play once, and I was too young to really appreciate good pool. His best game was carom billiards, a game with no pockets and only three balls. Points are earned by making shots that hit [...]
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This past week has been very exciting around here. On Wednesday The Dough Roller became a partner blog of MSN’s Smart Spending Money Blog. Each week you’ll be able to see one of my articles over at Smart Spending. This past Wednesday they published Stop Frittering Away the Fruits of Your Frugality. [...]
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Saturday Night at the Movies uses great films to explore some aspect of personal finance. Published Saturdays at 7 PM, get your front row seat by subscribing to The Dough Roller.
Sir William Wallace was born in the 1270s (the exact date is disputed). Barely reaching the age of 30 before his [...]
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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”–Charles W. Eliot. As the holiday buying season gets underway, I thought I’d share those personal finance and investing books that have been my best “friends,” “counselors,” and “teachers.” If [...]
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Have you experienced times when being thankful was really hard? I have. I’ve gone through difficult times when it’s hard to think about anybody but myself. One thing that helps me, though, is recognizing that I’m not alone and that others have gone through similar difficulties. In fact, many have gone [...]
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Over the past week I’ve written a series of articles about the most important personal finance habit to develop, spending less than you make. To recap, here are the articles:
How to Develop the Habit of Spending Less Than You Make
51 Painless Money-Saving Tips
A Simple Approach to Budgeting
10 Online Budgeting Tools
The reader response to these [...]
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My daughter turned 13 this past week, and we’re celebrating with family today. I look at pictures from just five years ago, and it’s amazing how much she’s grown and matured. And it reminds me of a decision I made at that time to leave a high paying, prestigious job for a lower [...]
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Saturday Night at the Movies uses great films to explore some aspect of personal finance. Published Saturdays at 7 PM, get your front row seat by subscribing to The Dough Roller.
My step father was a hard worker. As a child I helped him do a lot of work around the [...]
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Money has the unique ability to bring out the best and worst in all of us. And on those occasions when it brings out the worst, particularly between friends or family members, it can devastate a relationship. I’ve seen families torn apart and close friendships come to an end because of disagreements over [...]
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