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K.C. Knouse

A Wives Tale

I have had radically different experiences with regard to financial success in my two marriages.  The first marriage was marked by financial chaos, the second by financial stability.  I am the common element in both marriages, so it must have been my spouses who determined the financial outcomes of the relationships. I married for the [...]

It Is What It Is

Do you find that as you try to change your personal financial habits, you become frustrated and angry?  Are you fighting the process?  Do you resent having to budget and track expenditures?  Do you find yourself thinking that it isn’t fair that you should have to limit your spending?  Does your budget get the blame [...]

You Get Used to It

When Rosa and I began our recent 1600 calorie diet, I was concerned that I might crave snacks.  I had a habit of eating a little something every couple of hours. Early on, I used willpower to abstain from snacking.  I recorded every calorie I consumed, and that helped motivate me to refrain. We are [...]