To be honest, you probably don’t deserve anything. Your mother was wrong when she said you’re special - you are no more special than anyone else.
Pinyo @ Moolanomy just wrote about not deserving premium channels if you’re in debt. To be honest I’d extend this to practically everything. You don’t deserve new clothes, or an [...]
On one of the posts that I highlighted from last year , E.C. from not living on ramen commented:
it’s much harder to maintain motivation when there’s really no end in sight
I think she’s right. I’ve mentioned a few times that I find it hard to get motivated about investing for retirement - it’s just too [...]
So, the other day I was talking about how if you’re a stay at home parent, you need to do things to mitigate the financial impact of that choice. It’s not a choice that everyone faces (and I’m one of the people planning to avoid permanently). But, it’s an example of a wider principle.
There [...]