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Money Stories
Could Your Gym Membership Ruin Your Credit?
by Miranda Marquit · 10 comments
Do Waiters Always Deserve the Tip?
by David@MoneyNing.com · 289 comments
Our waitress wasn’t very courteous to us today. We asked for an empty plate and she never acknowledged the request. When she came by 15 minutes later, she just slid the plate on the table without stopping. This got me wondering — do waiters/waitresses always deserve a tip? It’s a widely accepted American standard to […]
How Important is Liquidity to You?
by David@MoneyNing.com · 6 comments
Liquidity is incredibly important in a time of crisis, but just how important is it to you to have cash lying around just in case? What even is liquidity? In financial terms, liquidity is the measure of how easy it is to turn an asset, such as stocks or real estate, into cash on demand. […]
How Much Do You Value After School Math Classes?
by David@MoneyNing.com · 14 comments
There’s no doubt raising kids costs a fortune, but where parents spend their money on are often debatable. Summer is coming up, and one of the options for us to send our kids is a math summer camp. Is it worth a few hundred dollars a month for Sara and Jayden to spend a few […]
How Much Do Your Friends and Family Know About Your Finances?
by Miranda Marquit · 45 comments
Near the beginning of each month, many in the personal finance community share, with varying degrees of detail, their financial situations. We see net worth reports, and some of them are even itemized. I always enjoy reading these reports and find them quite interesting — and sometimes inspiring. However, I have always been vaguely uncomfortable […]
How We Prepared for a 50% Pay Cut
by David@MoneyNing.com · 23 comments
Is there such a thing as a secure job in this day and age? Even if you are a top performer at your current company, is your position truly safe if a natural disaster can wipe out your company’s revenue for months at a time? The harsh reality is that with the current state of […]