What Zach Morris Taught Me About Personal Finance
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Back in May, I told you about what Zach Morris, the ubiquitous schemer from “Saved By The Bell,” taught me about personal finance. Now, I’m going back even further in time to explore money lessons I...
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“Where’d you get those sunglasses?” I overheard my husband ask his best friend during a recent cookout in our backyard. It was a blindingly sunny day – the kind where the sun turns a surreal shade of...
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As the name of this blog implies, the focus around here is using your finances wisely to – to be redundant – “Go Be Rich.” But what about when the idea of making money becomes an obsession, an...
View ArticleWhat The Cosby Show Taught Me About Personal Finance
It’s the TV series that made Bill Cosby a household name, gave rise to a popular spinoff, and made a whole generation of American kids if not color blind, then a whole lot more open-minded than our...
View ArticleWhat Full House Taught Me About Personal Finance
It was one of the staples of my Friday nights as a child: TGIF. Long before that four-letter acronym became synonymous with overpriced burgers and high-calorie appetizers, it was the flagship of ABC’s...
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View ArticleWhat can Star Trek Teach us about our finances?
Leave a Comment Okay, so I’m just gonna come out and say it- I’m a nerd. Of course, I do bathe daily, unlike most nerds. And I exercise nearly every day of the week, which is something hardcore nerds...
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