July 2009 - Posts
What’s the point of saving all your money, year after year, if all you have to look forward to is the onset of a nasty lifestyle disease when you’re in your 50s and 60s? Of course it’s extremely important to be frugal with money, you...
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful” – William Morris, British craftsman and designer In order to understand the cost of clutter, you have to distinguish between price and cost –...
“For the rich, it’s not about getting more stuff. It’s about having the freedom to make almost any decision you want,” T. Harv Eker, author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. Rags-to-riches tales are a familiar archetype in literature...
When you’re sick, all you really want is the equivalent of a mom who rubs Vicks on your back, makes soup , puts your favourite books within reach and leaves the radio playing softly when she goes to work. Failing that, and with the absence of such...