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Cool projects from some of my friends

Cool projects from some of my friends by J.D. Roth Originally published on www.getrichslowly.org Uncategorized Hello, friends! I have a lot to say, and I've done a lot of work on Get Rich Slowly during the past three weeks, but…

The economic well-being of average Americans

The economic well-being of average Americans by J.D. Roth Originally published on www.getrichslowly.org Economics Last month, the Federal Reserve released a new report: Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2021 . This annual…

Meet the modern-day heroes who scam scammers

Meet the modern-day heroes who scam scammers Money Basics Both my ex-wife (Kris) and my current girlfriend (Kim) tell me I get too worked up about things sometimes. “You over-react,” they both tell me. Maybe so. I prefer to think of…

One thing leads to another

Thank you, everyone, for your kind words and well wishes during the past two weeks. I appreciate them. We've been tying up loose ends related to Duane's life and death, and we're nearly finished with everything. Duane's memorial…

As good as it gets

It's December 1972. I am three years old. My parents have to be away for the night. They drive me to stay with Dad's brother and his family. It's cold and it's raining. We stand on a covered porch and knock. A big lady with a big smile…

Keeping a home improvement projects to-do list

My Christmas curse continues! You see, for a long time now — almost thirty years — Christmas has become synonymous with home problems for me. This all started in the first home that Kris and I owned back when we were newly married. We…

Making planned gifts before death

My mother's health has been declining over the past few months, and it's produced a wee bit of year-end financial drama in our family. (The word “drama” is a bit of an exaggeration. Maybe it's produced some year-end financial…