Philip Brewer
I write science fiction and fantasy stories.
I also write about personal finance and frugality for Wise Bread.
I speak Esperanto, and use it to communicate internationally. Esperantistoj, legu mian esperantan hejmpaĝon.
Personal finance articles (at Wise Bread)- Interesting stuff
Category Archives: Nonfiction
Featured on American Public Media’s Marketplace
Featured on MSN Money
My Wise Bread post Live Where It’s Cheap was featured on MSN Money’s Smart Spending blog as Live where it’s cheap- MSN Money. It’s always nice to see my work get a bigger audience. Of course, with the Dow down … Continue reading
Finding your self-sufficient sweet spot
There’s a reason we don’t see more self-sufficiency: It’s not frugal. It almost always takes more time to make something than it takes to earn enough money to buy one—and that’s without even considering the time it takes to learn the skills (let alone the cost of tools and materials). On the other hand, frugality is a powerful enabler for self-sufficiency. So, how do you find the sweet spot? Continue reading
Posted in Economics, News, Nonfiction
Tagged collapse, diy, Economics, financial disaster stories, freedom, security, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, sustainability, textiles
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Legend of a beauty
For our Esperanto group’s discussion circle yesterday, we read a story by Marjorie Boulton from her book Faktoj kaj Fantazioj. A father, wanting the best husband for his daughter, announces that she has died and requests money for her funeral. … Continue reading
Guest post #2 at Get Rich Slowly
Back in July I got a note from J.D. Roth, who was lining up some guest posts to run on Get Rich Slowly while he and his wife were on vacation in France and Italy. I was pleased to be asked once again, and wrote a piece that I ended up being rather pleased with. . . . Continue reading
Retirement, health insurance, financial institutions up at Currency site
Currency, a new personal finance site sponsored by American Express, has just gone live with several articles by me. . . . . Continue reading
Bankruptcy article published in a book
Late last summer, I got email from the publisher Gale. They wanted to license my Wise Bread article Bankruptcy is a Good Thing to use in their book Bankruptcy (Introducing Issues With Opposing Viewpoints). They have a whole series of “introducing issues … Continue reading
Kind mentions from Lifehacker and Planet Green!
My Wise Bread post Buy Your Groceries European-Style picked up mentions at both the Discovery Channel’s Planet Green and Lifehacker. Jason Fitzpatrick had kind words for my post in his piece Shop European-Style for Fresher, Cheaper Food. Lloyd Alter was especially generous, saying … Continue reading