Personal Finance Lessons Learned the Hard Way

July 21, 2009 by Mr. ToughMoneyLove  
Filed under Money and Behavior

first_anniversaryToday is the first anniversary of the Tough Money Love blog. I am honored by those who read what I have to say and thankful for all of your comments. Your input is always educational and, at times, quite entertaining. I hope that you can say the same about my writing.

I also appreciate the advice and support from my fellow personal finance bloggers. I wouldn’t be here today without it. I have been humbled by the willingness of other bloggers to share expertise and their own readers with newbies like Mr. ToughMoneyLove.

To help me celebrate, I invited my blogging colleagues to tell us about a personal finance lesson he or she has learned the hard way. Many have responded with their own versions of the hard truth.

I encourage you to read every one of their contributions (see below) for their entertainment and educational value. Read more

Hard Truth and Money Fatigue?

January 23, 2009 by Mr. ToughMoneyLove  
Filed under Blog, Financial Planning

Periodically I have to remind myself that speaking or hearing “hard truth” about the world of personal finance can wear on you.  Sometimes a reader does it for me by unsubscribing to my blog.  (I receive a notice when an email subscription is cancelled.)  I guess you could say that is the “hard truth” about always trying to speak the hard truth.

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