One of my favorite parts about My Dollar Plan is getting to hear from you. Where you are at financially, what your questions are, what you are thinking about and what your goals are. I took some time out to answer reader mail before and it was fun, so here’s another round of questions and […]
Each weekend at about 4 pm on Sunday the “Sunday evening blues” set in. This week… I didn’t have a care in the world that the weekend was over. This is how life should be, happily enjoying every day, not dreading the next one, because you have to get up and go to work. And […]
My favorite article this week is Every Penny Counts at The Dollar Stretcher. (Found on StumbleUpon early this morning when I couldn’t sleep.) Whenever my friends and family downplay the results of saving a little money here or there, I almost always respond with “What if you invested that money for 40 or 50 years?” […]
Photography:Sarah Palin in Kuwait 2 by asecondhandconjecture Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt been inundated with the buzz about the new Republican VP nominee, Sarah Palin. Regardless of what political party you belong to, there are financial lessons that you can take away from the Palin family. Financial Advice for the […]
Tomorrow is the last day that our nanny will be working at our house full time. She watches our boys. She does our laundry. She cooks our dinner. And starting next week, we are on our own! She’s still going to watch our 11-month-old for 10 hours a week, but it won’t be at our […]
I love replying to each and every one of you. Although, as some of you noticed, and I admitted recently on twitter, I really suck at email! I’m not sure why, but I often like to think about a topic for awhile before I respond. And then I find that after I finally reply with […]
Digging In Our Front Lawn As you can see from the picture above, digging up the water pipes at our house continues to be the main event this week at the DuPaix house. They found the break in the pipe under the foundation. Water was just pouring out. The good news is that we had […]
Now that I quit my job, it’s about time that you get to know me a little better. Because of my career and my industry, I’ve steered clear from some great financial topics. Once I no longer have a conflict of interest, I’ll be able to write much more on some topics that I have […]
Well, I’m not sure exactly what to call it: retired, semi-retired, quit, took a leave of absence, became a stay at home mom, became a professional blogger. Whatever “it” is… I’m done. I’m going to start withdrawing from my retirement accounts, hang out with my kids more and write a few mornings each week. Getting […]
How much to tip – that’s what we’re trying to find out today. People usually tip on a percentage basis of the service they are provided. But what if you provide some of the service yourself, or what if the employee is also the owner? Let me know what you think! How Much to Tip […]
