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2023: The year of me
Last night, for the third Wednesday in a row, I ventured to the Whiteside Theater in downtown Corvallis to watch an old movie. Two weeks ago, it was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Last week, it...
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A clear line
Hello, my friends. I hope this new year is treating you well. It's been excellent for me so far. Soon I need to announce the 2023 Ecuador chautauqua about money and meaning, but before I do I'll give a...
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Hello, friends. It has been a l-o-n-g time since I've written online. Well, that's not entirely true. I've been writing a ton at Facebook. In fact, it's as if Facebook has become my personal blog. But...
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Comparing Quicken to other personal-finance apps
Welcome to the final day of my mini series exploring popular personal-finance apps. As I prepare to track my spending in 2017, I have to decide which tool to use. In the olden days, there weren't many...
View ArticleFrugal shaming and financial one-upmanship
Yesterday, a group of Portland personal-finance bloggers got together at a local bar for slushy margaritas and a chat about money. It's always good to hang out with the Fincon folks. I used to think of...
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The difference between frugality and minimalism
There's a popular notion in personal-finance circles that frugality and minimalism go hand in hand. If somebody's frugal, they probably also self-identify as being a minimalist. And if somebody's a...
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The earth awaits: Comparing cost of living around the world
During the past decade, I've learned to love travel. The old J.D. was too timid to explore the world. He was afraid of everything — flight delays! terrorists! foreign languages! weird food! — and so...
View ArticleThis blog is now a teenager: Thirteen years of Get Rich Slowly
Thie middle of April is a Big Deal in my world. The trees have nearly finished blossoming, which means my allergies will soon go away. We're seeing more of the sun, which means the worst of my seasonal...
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