AUTHOR: Margaret Fallon on 9/25/2024 FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/25/2024 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 9/26/2024
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Marilyn, did you check & see if her parents are giving her an allowance? If not, I'd give it to her. If you think back to days when money was tight, how grateful you were when someone helped you out, if they did. I know at a time when I was a student, I was helped out with a monthly allowance by a kind older friend. I remain extremely grateful to this day, for that support, that I didn't have to 'pinch pennies' or worry about how I was going to pay for this or that. $150 per month maybe averages about $35 per week, enough to cover some incidental expenses. It's not enough for someone to be spoiled by & I don't think it negates the need for her to get a summer job. Alternatively, u could wait to see if she gets a campus job. The other thing that comes to mind is, has she thanked you for gifts in the past? We hear so often that some grandparents don't even get a 'thank you' or any acknowledgement of a gift.
Jeff, may I ask if & how you measure for progressive lenses for on-line stores? I'm getting progressives for the first time & read that one shouldn't order them on-line because exact measurements are needed.
The post on shopping carts wasn't relevant to the objectives Johnathan set out for HumbleDollar which he stated in the 'About' section, therefore it was not appropriate for this site, as Elaine stated. Johnathan stated specifically in numerous comments that it is a website for personal finance. Here again are his words from the 'About' section. “OUR GOAL IS TO TELL you everything you need to know about money—all in one place …” “HUMBLEDOLLAR STRIVES to deliver conflict-free financial advice that helps everyday Americans make smarter money choices.” People posting rants or grievances about everything & anything not related to personal finance, just turns it into a junk website that no one will want to visit. Let's pause and be mindful as Elaine suggested before posting: how does the article relate to personal finance. Let's try to keep it a quality site where people can go to be educated on personal finance as it relates to our lives, as Johnathan intended.
My deepest condolences to Elaine, June, Hannah, Henry, Irina, Nicholas & Andrew. Jonathan was a Giant in the financial world, giving wisdom & guidance to millions of people through the WSJ, Sunday newspapers, Humble Dollar & his books. He will be greatly missed by all of us.
RIP Jonathan.
Sad, I think we all wanted Jonathan to be around forever, having always benefited from his wisdom & writing. In my opinion, he is one of the best personal finance writers as he always made concepts, even complex ones, clear, concise & easy to read/understand while always engaging the reader.
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Marilyn, did you check & see if her parents are giving her an allowance? If not, I'd give it to her. If you think back to days when money was tight, how grateful you were when someone helped you out, if they did. I know at a time when I was a student, I was helped out with a monthly allowance by a kind older friend. I remain extremely grateful to this day, for that support, that I didn't have to 'pinch pennies' or worry about how I was going to pay for this or that. $150 per month maybe averages about $35 per week, enough to cover some incidental expenses. It's not enough for someone to be spoiled by & I don't think it negates the need for her to get a summer job. Alternatively, u could wait to see if she gets a campus job. The other thing that comes to mind is, has she thanked you for gifts in the past? We hear so often that some grandparents don't even get a 'thank you' or any acknowledgement of a gift.
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Jeff, may I ask if & how you measure for progressive lenses for on-line stores? I'm getting progressives for the first time & read that one shouldn't order them on-line because exact measurements are needed.
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The post on shopping carts wasn't relevant to the objectives Johnathan set out for HumbleDollar which he stated in the 'About' section, therefore it was not appropriate for this site, as Elaine stated. Johnathan stated specifically in numerous comments that it is a website for personal finance. Here again are his words from the 'About' section. “OUR GOAL IS TO TELL you everything you need to know about money—all in one place …” “HUMBLEDOLLAR STRIVES to deliver conflict-free financial advice that helps everyday Americans make smarter money choices.” People posting rants or grievances about everything & anything not related to personal finance, just turns it into a junk website that no one will want to visit. Let's pause and be mindful as Elaine suggested before posting: how does the article relate to personal finance. Let's try to keep it a quality site where people can go to be educated on personal finance as it relates to our lives, as Johnathan intended.
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My deepest condolences to Elaine, June, Hannah, Henry, Irina, Nicholas & Andrew. Jonathan was a Giant in the financial world, giving wisdom & guidance to millions of people through the WSJ, Sunday newspapers, Humble Dollar & his books. He will be greatly missed by all of us. RIP Jonathan.
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Thank you for taking this on & welcome Bogdan.
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Sad, I think we all wanted Jonathan to be around forever, having always benefited from his wisdom & writing. In my opinion, he is one of the best personal finance writers as he always made concepts, even complex ones, clear, concise & easy to read/understand while always engaging the reader.
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She's likely been using it since they moved back in & found it to be unsatisfactory, hence this post.
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