Money Isn’t The Most Important Thing

I enjoy reading a number of blog posts every day, and like to highlight some of my favorites in a (mostly) monthly post. However, life got busy in December, and I fell behind. Below are some of the posts that resonated most with me over the past five (!) months. Considering all of the upheaval in my personal life, I am not surprised to see that only a few are purely about money.

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Away

I don’t know how many people are stopping by this little blog every week to see what’s new. But in case that number is greater than zero, I just wanted to say that I have been called away for an emergency. I suspect that I may not be blogging much (I may keep up with the exercise posts, to get me moving).

Best wishes for a happy holiday season.

Ship being threatened by sea monsters
I am sensing rough seas ahead

Another Year Of Decluttering

This weekend, I have been preparing for another visit from my sister-in-law. She is lovely, and doesn’t say a thing about all the clutter in the living room. Nevertheless, I treat each visit as an opportunity to clear out more items: partly as honor-to-the-guest, partly to make sure she can sit in her favorite comfy chair in the afternoons.

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Giving: Thanks And Money

I know we are supposed to think about what we are grateful for in time for Thanksgiving. To, you know, give thanks for what we have.

However, the events of the past few days brought up a number of ways that I am thankful–and they all occurred on or after the holiday. I figure giving thanks is always okay, even if it seems a little late.

Being thankful for money seems awfully tacky, but I am particularly thankful for some of the opportunities that pursuing financial independence allowed me.

One of the great advantages of having a little (or a lot) of extra money is the chance to make other peoples’ lives a little happier. For which I am also thankful.

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