Getting the Debt Ceiling off my To Do List

I was going to write a post today about the Debt Ceiling debate, but then I read Ramit's piece and decided to save myself some time by simply pointing to it and saying, "Yeah, what he said."The highlights? Don't freak out. Don't do something stupid with your money just because your anxiety makes you...

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Solution to Saving: Find Your Inner Rat.

In the realm of financial activities, saving is rarely thought of as fun. Sure, having savings is fun, but the act of deferring today's spending for tomorrow's benefit is something we usually have to push ourselves to do.When people try to move their needle from "spend" behavior to "save" behavior...

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The Have-Nots vs. The Used-to-Haves

Let me begin by saying I am a huge lover of DailyWorth and the amazing, talented women who run it. I'm sure this post about the new Vh1 show "You're Cut Off!" was done in a spirit of fun and wasn't intended to be mean spirited:“I nevah knew you could spend less than $800 on shoes,” says one girl,...

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Amanda in the NYT: Why a Budget is Like a Diet

One of the more difficult things about becoming a healthy adult is how we reconcile ourselves to limitations. In the US, where there is a strong cultural attachment to the value of freedom, healthy limits are especially tricky. "If some is good, more must be better! And anyone who tells me differently...

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