Meet Clara. She’s a 93 year old great grandmother. She’s also the host of one of the most compelling things I’ve ever seen on the internet.
Clara was a young woman during the years of the Great Depression. During those years, she learned a lot of survival skills - among them was the [...]

This past week, I received my first automobile ticket in years.
No, it wasn’t for a traffic violation. It was for a complete mental lapse on my own part. I had failed to renew the tag for my truck, so it was sporting an outdated sticker. Boom - immediate fine that was substantially [...]

We’re two months into 2009 so far, how has your year been going?  It’s always good to take time to look back on where you’ve been and what you’ve accomplished so I’m reviewing the best of Money Smart Life so far this year.
Good Conversation
It’s always fun (and sometimes educational) to have posts that stimulate good [...]

Every so often we spend a weekend and just clean house.  I don’t mean just sweeping, dusting, vacuuming etc.  We literally, clean house.  We look for stuff we are no longer using, things on shelves collecting dust, etc and sell them.   I’m always amazed at how much more relaxed I feel about our home when [...]