It’s been a rough week for me. The death of my friend Sparky has dominated my thoughts and actions. It’s been good to spend time with his friends and family, though, and to see how much he affected those around him. There’s another memorial service for Sparky next week, so much of my time will [...]

For this final day of Thrift Week 2009, Get Rich Slowly revisits a short thrift film that I first featured in May 2007. Over the past few years, I’ve shared a number of old cartoons and educational films about sound money management. I love these old videos. My favorite of the bunch is probably this [...]

As National Thrift Week winds down, I’m pleased to offer (by permission) a short essay from author David Blankenhorn. This is taken from the end of his 2008 book, Thrift: A Cyclopedia, published by Templeton Press. (Read more about the book here.) I’ve altered formatting slightly to make it more readable in blog format. Emphasis [...]

As part of its 30th anniversary, Public Broadcasting’s Nightly Business Report is airing an interview with Warren Buffett tonight (Thursday, January 22nd). Susie Gharib spoke with “the oracle of Omaha”, asking him about the economy, about President Obama, and about investing. Here are some excerpts from the transcript, posted with permission. Update: Video of the [...]