Thank you for thinking of Humble Dollar and updating us. I wish that all will be most well for you and your family. Thank you for all the wise nuggets of advice sprinkled throughout your columns.
We are fortunate to have a grandson who just turned a year old. He's both a joy and a lot of work. I find myself doing small splurges (new toys and clothes) because I can. Sometimes, I wonder if I'm buying too much for him. Still trying to sort it all out!
Is there anything that Elaine, Hannah or Henry want to know? There's a lot I wish I had asked my parents about. Now, I wonder what their answers would be. Sometimes, they told me a story, but I didn't write it down; years later, I'm not sure I'm remembering it correctly. Finally, perhaps you might want to write each of your grandchildren a letter they can read when they're older. Jonathan, thank you for all you've given me. You've been a true friend.
Jonathan, I enjoyed reading your columns in 2006-2010 in the Wall Street Journal. They were the one part of the newspaper I could understand. You were one of the few people I knew of then (Jane Bryant Quinn was another) who wrote for the ordinary person. I kept some of your columns in my nightstand for years. You made sense of financial matters for me then, and you still do. You have never abandoned who you are: I believe you continue to become more and more real, and more and more yourself, as the years go by.
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Thank you for thinking of Humble Dollar and updating us. I wish that all will be most well for you and your family. Thank you for all the wise nuggets of advice sprinkled throughout your columns.
Post: Health Update
Link to comment from September 6, 2025
We are fortunate to have a grandson who just turned a year old. He's both a joy and a lot of work. I find myself doing small splurges (new toys and clothes) because I can. Sometimes, I wonder if I'm buying too much for him. Still trying to sort it all out!
Post: What They Don’t Tell You About Retirement: Part 2 – Grandchildren Are Expensive
Link to comment from September 6, 2025
Is there anything that Elaine, Hannah or Henry want to know? There's a lot I wish I had asked my parents about. Now, I wonder what their answers would be. Sometimes, they told me a story, but I didn't write it down; years later, I'm not sure I'm remembering it correctly. Finally, perhaps you might want to write each of your grandchildren a letter they can read when they're older. Jonathan, thank you for all you've given me. You've been a true friend.
Post: Extra Innings
Link to comment from July 13, 2025
Jonathan, I enjoyed reading your columns in 2006-2010 in the Wall Street Journal. They were the one part of the newspaper I could understand. You were one of the few people I knew of then (Jane Bryant Quinn was another) who wrote for the ordinary person. I kept some of your columns in my nightstand for years. You made sense of financial matters for me then, and you still do. You have never abandoned who you are: I believe you continue to become more and more real, and more and more yourself, as the years go by.
Post: What’s It All About?
Link to comment from February 24, 2025
I am in my second year of using Tiller, and it's helping me see how much I am spending. It may help some of your readers.
Post: Spend the Time
Link to comment from October 5, 2022
That's a lovely story.
Post: Bonding for Life
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