March was an introspective month at Get Rich Slowly. I spent time examining my relationship with money, most notably in my series of posts about the “stages” of personal finance: Fumbling in the dark, which described my bad money habits A candle in the dark, which described my quest to pay off debt The light [...]

My wife and I have begun to explore the idea of taking a trip later this year. We’re in the preliminary stages of our research and budgeting. Though we aren’t ready to book anything yet, it’s fun to look at what’s available, and to dream of where we might go. Over the weekend, I polled [...]

A reporter from The Washington Post contacted me earlier today, writing: “I’m looking for folks whose salaries or wages have not been growing much in recent years, and how they have adjusted over the years. Have they had to make lifestyle adjustments? If so, what have they cut back on? Has it affected long term [...]

When you make a major purchase, how do you choose between competing products? Do you buy solely on price? Or do you consider features, quality, and brand reputation? A new study in the April 2009 issue of Journal of Consumer Research reveals that our purchasing decisions are susceptible to the influence of external descriptions. When [...]