Articles tagged: money
COLUMN: Faith and money: In the end, where do you invest in happiness?
Posted: Jun 07, 2013IN THE END, WHERE IS HAPPINESS? In Florida, senior citizens invest time in public physical fitness parks. (Photo in public domain courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.) Editor's note: This post is part of a series by ... Read more »
COLUMN: Faith and money: But, we're generous, aren't we?
Posted: Jun 05, 2013Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing faith and money. As Americans, we take pride in our ... Read more »
COLUMN: Faith and money: Which makes you happier?
Posted: Jun 03, 2013Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing faith, money and happiness. Most Americans understand that our beliefs ... Read more »
column: Day 62 of my savings plan: Why cooking is my new best friend
Posted: Dec 17, 2012If you would have asked me 62 days ago what to do with a bunch of kale, I would have stared at you blankly. Read more »
Column: How my 76-day savings plan is changing my relationship with money
Posted: Nov 18, 2012I've always been a spender. Maybe it's it’s my love of fashion; maybe it’s the only-child syndrome (thanks, Alfred Adler), but I’ve always spent beyond my means. Read more »
COLUMN: 2008 vs. 2012: A new money record?
Posted: Nov 02, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the past four years. Will the 2012 presidential election set ... Read more »
parenting: 'Home Economy' - Getting nickeled and dimed in my own home
Posted: Jun 08, 2011Not long ago one of my daughters came looking for me. The boys told her that I was working —“making money” — up in my home office. She slipped in quietly, wiggled up onto my ... Read more »
The color of wealth: the story behind the U.S. racial wealth divide
Posted: Oct 18, 2010"For every dollar owned by the average white family in the United States, the average family of color has less than one dime. Why do people of color have so little wealth?" With this shocking ... Read more »
Top 9 tips for handling medical bills when times get tight
Posted: Dec 16, 2009As large numbers of Michigan residents cope with being unemployed or underemployed, a source of stress can be a lack of insurance when a medical crisis arises. The University of Michigan has released a list ... Read more »
Consumers beware: Credit card interest rates are creeping higher
Posted: Oct 26, 2009Yes, that fine print on the notice from your credit card issuer is correct: Interest rates for many cards are climbing perilously close to 30 percent. Perilous, that is, for the consumer who carries a ... Read more »
Recession Blues: Farmer's Market on $10
Posted: Aug 19, 2009Truth be told, I can spend a lot more than $10 at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. Last weekend I spent $5 on a chocolate eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed) for my front garden, and literally ... Read more »
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