I’ve been away from the blog for a month now, and that’s clearly not a good thing. The world of finance goes on, and so do my own personal finances. So what’s been keeping me so busy?
The the single best way I’ve found to cut food costs is to make a menu. The problem I always seem to have is actually sitting down to *make* the menu, not to mention that both I and the spouse aren’t exactly thrilled with dinner decisions or the cooking. But I’ve found a solution to both, and it’s made dinner time so much easier.
This week’s collection of five financial stories that caught my eye on social news site Afternoon Rally and other spots around the web. Still, little good news in the economy with layoffs and retailers in jeopardy.
How frugal are you? GLB Guy at Gather Little by little says he’s sort of frugal. The post outlines all [...]
When trying to save money, it’s way to easy to fall into the cheap food trap. You know, the discount foods that often are over-processed, high in fat and low in fiber. They’re almost as bad as all those heavily-hyped health foods that offer little benefit at a high price. High-end health food stores offer healthy foods, but at a price that people on a budget can’t handle. So what can you eat without going broke?
We’re all guilty of paying too much for something at one time or another. But just are there are overpriced gourmet lattes out there, there’s also kopi luwak, setting one back over 100 bucks a pound. Here’s a couple more examples of the ridiculously overpriced for your entertainment.
If you had millions of dollars, what would you buy? For some of us, the best answer might be “nothing.”
Have you ever had the feeling that someone’s cut a hole in your pocket and your money is slowly falling out? I’ve experienced that over the past couple of weeks, and here’s how I plan on sewing the hole shut. I’ve come up with four ways I can save money, starting right now [...]
How much does your car cost? It’s not as simple of a question as one might think. As I wrote previously, my car was in for repairs and it gave me a chance to reflect on the costs of car ownership. It all started when I contemplated trading in my beautiful 1994 Volvo [...]
I was driving along a few days back when my air conditioning suddenly died in my car. That’s part of the territory as I opted to keep an older car to save money on payments. But when my car breaks, how do I keep from going broke repairing it?
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My youngest child gave me a wonderful surprise this weekend. I took her with me to the driving range to hit some golf balls. It’s one of those discount ranges with the machines that feed the balls into a plastic bucket and sturdy mats covered with plastic grass for a hitting surface.
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