Tag: spending
U.S. dollars go a long way in Indonesia. Adam Shepard estimates that it cost him $19,420.68 to circumnavigate the globe from October 2011 through September 2012. It was a budget tour filled with simple pleasures and wild adventures for the failed professional basketball player and successful book author. He helped poor children in Honduras, hugged…
Impulse purchases – new spring clothes or an expensive dinner out – can create a rush. But a few minutes of pleasure can blow a hole in the budget for a month. If it’s chronic, it can eat into savings for a down payment or retirement. The reason for these rash decisions is obvious: s…
