Quote of the Day

Language is the bridge that connects our minds and hearts with the outside world. Using vulgar expressions coarsens our soul, vulgarizes our spirit and builds a rickety and unreliable bridge.
–  Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
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Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials. ~Meryl Streep
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The Years are Short

 Gretchen Rubin has just released a short video about the value of time spent with our loved ones.   “The days are long, but the years are short.”
As a working mom,  it struck close to home.  I’m often so busy trying to squeeze time to be THE superwoman and often forget that for [...]

Build or Remodel Your Own House: free ebook

Build or Remodel Your Own House
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Be the General ContractorCarl Heldlmann,  author of the bestseller Be Your Own House Contractor is letting visitors to his website download this ebook for free for a limited time period. 
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Quote of the Day

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” — Reinhold Niebuhr
Ahhh…. wisdom.   Sometimes,  it seems like such a fleeting wish.  I can’t help but feel that sometimes I’m just banging my head against a brick wall.  Yes,  [...]

Saving and Investing: Michael Fischer makes the complex, simpler

I was surfing through youtube the other day and came across the savingandinvesting channel of Michael Fischer.  A former Goldman and Sachs man,  Michael has made financial literacy his personal advocacy and seeks to demystify various financial concepts for the man on the street. 

He writes: 
“This subject is not about greed, short-cuts, opinions or speculation – it [...]

Maxed Out: Debt and Financial Insecurity

Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders is a documenatary film which seeks to raise awareness on how credit and lending issues are affecting American society.   While it is targeted for Americans,  it could very well be telling our own story.  We as a nation and as individuals are also [...]

Quote of the Day

Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.
Bertrand Russell
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Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials. ~Meryl Streep
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Say It All in Six Words

I’ve seen numerous emails circulating about six-word biographies, especially after Wired Magazine held a contest inspired by Hemingway’s story:  “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” If you search the internet,  there are quite a few interesting 6-word financial stories, some of which could be the story of my own life.  =)
Here are some lives in [...]