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• Should You Know Your Co-Workers' Salaries? I admit, I'm very curious what my co-workers make, but after dwelling on the fact, it really doesn't matter. I would imagine that many people are always looking over their shoulder wondering how much their co-worker makes. It's simple, they make more than you! Is that a good thing? Of......
• How to Respond if a Family Member asks for a Loan (Part 2) In part 1 of this post, I discussed the tough love options (and reasoning behind those options) available to a family member when another family member asks for a loan. In this part 2, I want to cover a further aspect of responding to a family member's request for a......
• How to Respond if a Family Member Asks for a Loan (Part 1) This is part 1 of a discussion of my views on how you should respond to a request by a family member for a loan. In today's economy with so many people living paycheck to paycheck (and still falling behind), it is not unusual to be asked by a friend......
• The Kitty: Social Saving Taken to a New Level First of all does social saving really exist on any level?  Not really, that's why we need The Kitty.  If there is anything such as social saving or social banking, credit (no pun) will go to SmartyPig for their ingenuity.  SmartyPig is a way to publicize what you're saving......
• Market Conversations with a Co-Worker "Have you Seen the Market Today?" ... That's how my co-worker started a pretty simple conversion about a week ago. She knew I was a personal finance blogger (I didn't tell her which one), so it was a completely reasonable question. Yet, I froze like a deer in headlights. I......