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Frittering away Frugality
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/8/2026
FIRST: DrLefty on 7/8 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/9/2026 at 3:41 PM
Automatic Income stream? How important to you?
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/26/2026
FIRST: Dave Melick on 6/26 | RECENT: Dan Sturgis on 7/5
Exercising true frugality
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/1/2026
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/1 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/5
Thinking about downsizing? Think seriously
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/21/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 6/21 | RECENT: Catherine on 7/3
Why can’t more people plan for the retirement future?
31 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/27/2026
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 6/27 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/29
Remember the shopping cart fiasco Last November? Regular HD readers do I’m sure.
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/24/2026
FIRST: Mike Gaynes on 6/25 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 6/26
Many of us seniors think we paid for our Social Security benefits based in the FICA taxes we paid. Let’s dispel that myth- we didn’t
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/15/2026
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 6/15 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/24
How financially illiterate are Americans?
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/19/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 6/19 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 6/21
How well off are Americans compared to the rest of the world? Fun facts.
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/16/2026
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 6/16 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/20
Fixing Social Security is not that hard, here's how
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/13/2026
FIRST: Dan Malone on 6/14 | RECENT: Mark Gardner on 6/19
Just the fact about Social Security
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/12/2026
FIRST: August West on 6/12 | RECENT: Joe D'Alessandro on 6/16
Time to share our financial info with children?
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/6/2026
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 6/6 | RECENT: afwAZ on 6/13
What do we Americans want? We want “free” healthcare
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/11/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 6/11 | RECENT: Howard Rohleder on 6/13
Peter Cancro from age 14 to 69 covered in oil and vinegar
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/31/2026
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 6/1 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/9
Billionaires, taxes and you
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/26/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 5/26 | RECENT: Andy Morrison on 6/5
Shopping carts again…but not what you think
24 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/2/2026
FIRST: baldscreen on 6/2 | RECENT: John Katz on 6/4
Time to scrap IRAs, 401k, 403b and all the rest
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/21/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 5/21 | RECENT: R Quinn on 5/25
The reality of Social Security and Medicare- My real life experience.
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/4/2026
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 5/4 | RECENT: Concerned on 5/23
Dickie and his magic beans
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/6/2026
FIRST: DrLefty on 5/6 | RECENT: mllange on 5/15
The never ending payday
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/9/2026
FIRST: baldscreen on 5/9 | RECENT: R Quinn on 5/10
Is saving really that hard? Nope, not for the great majority of Americans.
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/28/2026
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 4/28 | RECENT: R Quinn on 5/5
Shopping around - you versus the grocery store
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/30/2026
FIRST: DrLefty on 4/30 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 5/3
The great COLA debate-maybe not the expected solution.
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/26/2026
FIRST: R Quinn on 4/26 | RECENT: Dave Melick on 4/29
Enough complaining already. Live your life and stop worrying about “they” “ them” or things
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/24/2026
FIRST: R Quinn on 4/24 | RECENT: John Verlautz on 4/24
Do retirees really struggle financially? Why and what to do?
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/17/2026
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 4/17 | RECENT: baldscreen on 4/18
It’s all so relative, where you leave and what $$$ you may
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/1/2026
FIRST: Mark Gardner on 4/1 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 4/2
Coping with inflation in retirement, what’s the plan?
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/30/2026
FIRST: Kenneth DeLuca on 3/30 | RECENT: Michael1 on 3/30
Keeping up with the Jonses— at least it looks that way.
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/29/2026
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 3/29 | RECENT: R Quinn on 3/30
Focus on the real healthcare financial risk in post age 65 retirement
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/23/2026
FIRST: William Perry on 3/23 | RECENT: R Quinn on 3/24
Retirement in America is not a pretty picture…and not getting better.
38 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/17/2026
FIRST: Ormode on 3/17 | RECENT: R Quinn on 3/23
Is there any point in life when a child needs financial assistance that you feel comfortable/justified simply saying “not my problem?”
26 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/14/2026
FIRST: David Lancaster on 3/14 | RECENT: David Mulligan on 3/17
No, it is not a scam
33 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/10/2026
FIRST: Dave Melick on 3/10 | RECENT: Raghu on 3/14
Question for writers
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AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/21/2026
FIRST: Bogdan Sheremeta on 2/22 | RECENT: Michael1 on 3/1
Comments
It’s not a matter of fault, it’s a business strategy based on understanding human behavior.
Post: Frittering away Frugality
Link to comment from July 9, 2026
How long would it take to use 8 pounds of popping corn. I use OR but not that fast.
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Link to comment from July 9, 2026
Actually I ate some last night and it was not so good i was surprised.
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I was surprised to learn their gas is rated top tier up with Exxon etc.
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I would have to drive six miles or so and then wait in a (long) line. I’ll pass.
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Link to comment from July 9, 2026
Mayo last two months once opened. That’s a lot of tuna salad or BLT sandwiches.
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Link to comment from July 9, 2026
The business model is based on impulse purchasing and the membership fees which no doubt many people get value from but others use infrequently. My point was they get people to buy things they don’t need and make it easy to do so. I bet for many people considering those purchases and in large quantities, it’s not a net bargain.
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Link to comment from July 9, 2026
We use Amazon weekly, but we use our daughter’s prime account.
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Link to comment from July 8, 2026
I had one of those avocado packs in my hand the other day. I resisted and opted for the popcorn. There are several things I would like to buy, but not in packs of 8 or 10.
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Link to comment from July 8, 2026
i Only go there when dragged.
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