This is a reader comment that summed up the rationale behind pet spending very well, in my opinion. Let me know what you think!

I think the negative reaction to pet spending, and pet health spending in particular, is due to people’s inability to see money for what it is: liquid effort. Nobody would expect a pet owner to put their pet to sleep rather than spend 30 minutes a day applying a special ointment or preparing a certain food. But 30 minutes a day for a year is the time equivalent of a month spent at an 8-5 job! In other words, 1/12th of the average person’s

HLR reviewed “So Many Shoes, So Little Money” a few weeks ago. At the end of the review, she gave her thoughts and recommendations:

It’s crucial for everyone to have at least a basic understanding of personal finance. It is usually not taught in school. Children often do not learn it from their parents (and in some cases, learn detrimental habits from parents). So, if this type of a book engages women (or men!) who are highly fashion-conscious, or who have closets overflowing with designer nametags, then more power to Serwin. If the clothing-related metaphors cause more people to learn about responsible finance, then that is terrific and this is 100% for them.

I previously went over cash for clunkers when it first came out. The point of that post was to detail how the program was supposed to work. Since then I have refrained from discussing the program until the results were posted. A lot of bloggers chastised the program heavily and I disagreed with them. So, I have anxiously awaited the results to see how everything panned out.

As with all initiatives, both public and private, it is easy to find what could have done better. And that is important! But we often falter in giving programs credit where credit is due. So, on to the hard numbers… how did the program fair?

Results

• Total Cars

As some of you may know, HLR has been applying for teaching jobs. She submitted a lot of applications, went through a lot of interviews, and had a lot of stress. All of the acceptances started rolling in at the same time and she got one she was happy with. So remember, keep chugging along and good news may come a little later than you were expecting!

Here are some top posts from this week:

Top Articles

• Measurements of Money Supply @ Money Energy. I think everyone needs to understand how the different types of money supply are calculated, and this is a good starting point!
• Sandwich Cost Analysis @ Len Penzo. A lot of blogs talk about brown

“You’re fired!”

Trump is famous for those two words. They’re also a pair of words that most of us dread.

But what if it was almost impossible for your boss to let you go? Imagine that just to fire you, your boss would have to dedicate countless hours of time, sift through mountains of paperwork, and set aside thousands of dollars in court fees. You would be certain that there was little you could do that would cost you your job. As long as you didn’t show up to work naked, or steal large sums of money, you were fine.

Do you think your behavior at work would change? Would you take more risks? Would you slack off? Or would you actually put forth just as much effort?

If you’re a teacher with tenure