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A rough video to review our 5 priorities from the "Living Single on Minimum Wage" book and how they apply to your stimulus payment.  May use some of mine to upgrade editing software.  I shot this last week, had editing obstacles, but got it figured out today, so here you go ( Read more... )

I am much better at not buying new things than letting go of old ones, so a lot of my organizing posts tend to focus on purging rather than stockpiling items. Also this is a blog aimed at minimum wage earners who often have to move frequently and usually have less storage. So minimalism is often financially beneficial ( Read more... )

I decided to give an in depth example of Priority 4: Large Debts(Reminder we’re using the scenario of someone living with relatives, who currently has low living expenses and is trying to make more responsible choices with the remainder in their budget ( Read more... )

You can read Part 1 here. On to the example ( Read more... )

I had my first Podcast interview! There were a few sound issues, and I wish I'd said a few things differently.  (too many "um"s!) But you can listen to the whole thing here:

A conversation with Kay Iscah author of Living Single on Minimum Wage


Popular Lifestyle Internet Radio with Who you calling old on BlogTalkRadioIf you want to comment or ask ( Read more... )

This article isn't about maintaining your singlehood (though that's certainly a valid option). But I think it makes some nice points about mate selection and why people should marry (or not):

Marriage Isn’t For YouIn the comments several people point out that it's perfectly reasonable and wise to consider your own potential happiness in the union ( Read more... )

I'm reading books on PR. And hit this great quote that was applicable to wider concerns:

"The solution is not money; money is what pays for the solution." - Laura K. Lee Dellinger (The Library PR HandbookWe have a similar phrase in our book.  "Money is a means to an end, not an end unto itself."  (Or something like that...I don't have my book with ( Read more... )

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I have a bit of a love/hate thing going with the Suze Orman show.  I do like some of her philosophies, and I think she's great with the more complicated investment questions.  One thing I don't like about her is her "budgets are like diets, they don't work" mantra, because it's not true.  If you stick to a healthy diet, you'll lose weight.  If you ( Read more... )

I've avoided making comments on the occupy movement, because I don't want this to turn into a political blog.  In general, I'm not concerned about the divide between the rich and the poor, but I am concerned about business ethics, the plight of the poorest, and the education of everyone.

Americans in particular often need to stop and get perspective ( Read more... )