Just as your children have to learn the rewards of hard work, you have to relearn them.  But trust me:  Frugality really does offer greater psychic rewards than conspicuous consumption.  Start treating the little things in life with more respect and it will carry over to the bigger things.  When you start having an increased […]

And when you do buy something, you’ve got to make sure it’s going to last long enough to justify either the cost of borrowing or the time you spent saving the cash to buy it.  Phrases like “the newest,” “the latest,” and “the hottest” need to be banished from your mouth and, perhaps even more […]

I also stopped comparing myself to others. You’re a custom job, and it’s totally stupid to compare your success or how you’re doing against somebody else. I mean, God didn’t make us similar.
— Stephan Pollan, financial author; Bankrate.com Interview (2006-05-09)