Reselling an item online seems like one of the more mundane tasks in our digital world. So why does it still feel like fixing cataracts with a rusty safety pin? Both Craigslist and eBay have…
One Easy Way To Save $720 On Your…
October 30, 2018 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 4 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. The following is a collaboration with Gabi. Is your insurance too expensive? Not…
Finding Freedom And Happiness In A Materialistic World
The idea for this post came after watching an episode of Rich Kids of Instagram. I honestly don’t watch a lot of TV (just a few hours a month, at the most, is the norm…
Beating the latte factor: One money nerd’s quest…
This is a guest post from ESI of ESI Money, a blog about achieving financial independence through earning, saving, and investing (“E”, “S”, and “I” — get it?). It's written by an early-50s retiree who…
How would you spend $100,000?
What happens when a half dozen money nerds spend 48 hours together in Clearwater, Florida? Do they romp on the beach? Swim in the ocean? Cook dinner together? Drink copious quantities of alcohol? Stay up…
My experience with the KonMari method (and the…
Because I'm a money nerd and a comics nerd, one of my favorite things is when these two obsessions come together in the form of (drom roll, please): financial graphic novels! You might think that's…
How to do great work
I've been frustrated lately with the quality and quantity of my work. I haven't produced as much here at Get Rich Slowly as I would like — due largely to Fincon and its aftermath (calls…
Buy it for life: Choosing quality over price
Note: This is a substantial re-write of an article I first published more than twelve years ago. (Yikes, I'm old!) I've opted to keep some of the older comments if they had good suggestions. Earlier…
Quality versus crap: Why I bought $80 pajamas
Yesterday, I spent $80 on a pair of pajama bottoms. (Or, as the company calls them, Alaskan guide lounge bottoms.) On the one hand, this feels like an insane amount to spend on sleepwear. On…