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Lessons from a 24-Year Old Marriage
May 7th, 2009 by The Practical Nerd

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Personal finance blog Wise Bread normally focuses on budgetary items, but when they pull out something like this post on how to have a happy marriage, they demonstrate the great lesson that life is not just about money. My favorite lesson:

13.  Laugh. My husband loves to make me laugh and is always trying to say the perfect funny thing. (More than 15 years later, I still remember when he started singing "macho man" when we saw a shirtless guy running up the road to Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, where we had gone to celebrate our wedding anniversary.)

It’s a great read for any couple that aspires to go the distance. Are there any lessons you think they missed? Husbands and wives, unite – let us hear you in the comments!

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Choosing to Earn LESS Money – Does It Make Sense?
May 7th, 2009 by The Practical Nerd

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What the heck? People choosing to earn less money – in today’s world? You bet. Trent from The Simple Dollar has another great post – this time revolving around money versus happiness. It directly attacks today’s attitude that more stuff equals happiness:

But over the long run, those “nicer” things don’t contribute at all to lasting happiness. Once we have those “nicer” things, we’re right back where we started, wanting something nicer yet. Our Honda becomes the Acura we’ve wanted, and then before long we want a BMW. Our 1,000 square foot house becomes a 1,600 square foot house, then we want a 2,400 square foot house. Our camping vacation in Minnesota becomes a weeklong trek through Yellowstone, then we want weeklong treks through every national park. Our freebie cell phone becomes a Razr, then we want an iPhone.

Once our bases are covered, more of the same doesn’t bring us fulfillment. Instead, fulfillment comes from the things that make you happy and bring you value in life. It might be that your “value” comes from having a big bank account or the corner office – and that’s great.

As always, Trent nails it right on the head. Your thoughts? Share them in the comments!

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