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Financial Understanding
http://financialunderstanding.com
Illustrative real world applications of financial knowledge, leading to better understanding of finances for all.
Recent Posts
Welcome Simple Dollar Readers
I have been featured by Trent at The Simple Dollar today, in his Weekly Roundup. I’ll admit that I haven’t updated since mid-April, but FINALLY finishing college (Saturday, May 23), followed closely by an adjustment to my regular work hou...
“Laws of Simplicity” - Law 2: Organize
Maeda’s second law of simplicity is “Organize.” In this law, he maintains that through organization, you can achieve the semblance of reduction. He goes on to describe a system that he calls “SLIP: Sort, Label, Integrate, Pr...
Upgrade Done
Thanks to some pre-planning and getting ssh access, I was able to do the upgrade in a matter of about 2 minutes. Come back Wednesday for the next installment on simplicity. Nathan....
Wordpress Update
I will be upgrading wordpress Saturday, April 12 between 6 and 8 PM US EDT. I have tested the upgrade on my local machine with success, so except for some minor issues during the actual upgrade, all will be good. Again, I will be upgrading my Wordpr...
“Laws of Simplicity” - Law 1: Reduce
Last week, I wrote a short review of John Maeda’s Laws of Simplicity. This week I want to introduce you to his first law, “Reduce.” In this law he lays down the concept of “SHE: Shrink, Hide, Embody.” SHE: Shrink Maeda...
Goal Changes
In the last month, I have refactored my credit card debt in such a way that I am making some changes to my 2008 goals. I have successfully opened another card and transferred $7,250 to it at a fixed 2.99%. This past weekend, I got my lower rate (...

