Get Rich Slowly is the final entrant in JLP’s Question-of-the-Day Marathon. There have been many thought-provoking questions over the past month; I hope you’ve had a chance to contribute at some of the participating sites. My question is:
What does money mean to you?

When I was a boy, my family was poor. Money then meant necessities [...]

City Girl’s Financial Blog: Question of the Day Marathon — My turn!!!
“In the past 24 hours, what have you done in relation to money?”
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Do younger people pay with folding money only? | Ask MetaFilter
“Have you noticed a link between a person’s age and whether he/she pays for purchases with exact change?”
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School’s back in session, and with it come life-lessons in money management for students. But personal finance can be easy, even if you’re just starting out. You just have to know how it works. All of the following are concepts I wish I had known before heading to college.

Money Management
Now that you’re on your own, [...]

Pragmatic Finance - Putting my Financial House in Order
“What factors affected the career you chose? Was it purely about the pay or were there other aspects that influenced the decision?”
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Bargaining over the price of a bike | Ask MetaFilter
“When buying a new bike from a local bike shop, is bargaining over the [...]

My high-school history teacher refused to buy bananas. We thought he was crazy, but he didn’t care. “You don’t understand the conditions bananas are picked under,” he told us. “Those people are like slaves.” This was my introduction to “voting with dollars”.
As part of the personal finance Question of the Day Marathon, Penny at [...]

Money and Values: Question of the Day, 8/28: Your Money and Your Values
“Do you involve your values in your money decisions? If so, what are some examples? If not, why not?”
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How do I find a great financial advisor? | Ask MetaFilter
“How should I know that whoever is passing themselves [...]

My wife and I love to eat. We also love to save money. Sometimes it’s difficult to reconcile these competing desires. I’ve written before about learning to eat more meals at home and how to find healthy food on an unhealthy budget. Recently, Bankrate posted an article called 10 Frugal Cooking Tips that Sizzle.
Cooking can [...]

Thrift, frugality, and investing are pursuits that cross political, religious, and social boundaries. Regardless of your ideology, sound personal finance habits can help you live a better life.
There seem to be three distinct classes of personal finance books:

Those with an overt religious-based foundation for thrift. Dave Ramsey bases the ideas in The Total Money Makeover [...]

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udandi & the craft of money: Question of the Day Marathon: Day 19
“What is your hobby and how much money do you spend on it?” I collect comic book compilations, and I’m *ashamed* to confess how much I spend on it…
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To Get That Job, Bring On The Charm: Survey - News [...]