Category: Budgeting

Car or Public Transport? Which is the Most Frugal Alternative?

There is often great debate between those who catch public transport and those who prefer their own mode of transport, and the debate is further complicated by those who catch public transport because they believe it is the more frugal alternative, and those who are forced to catch public transport because they believe their finances [...]

$5 a Gallon For Gas; End Of The World, Or Ripe For The Picking?

Well, it really can be a coin flip as to who is hurt worst by the big rise and oil pushing $150 a barrel today. It’s a shame on one hand, but being a “glass half-full” guy, I can see the silver lining that I’m actually enjoying…

How Fit Are Your Finances?

Has anyone else become desensitized to the gloom and doom that is reported daily about the state of the economy? Clearly there are huge issues facing the global economy which should concern each of us however as with anything else, when you see and hear the same thing over and over it becomes possible to [...]

You Want To Retire Someday - How Much Should You Save Today and Should You Bother?

You Want To Retire Someday – How Much Should You Save Today and Should You Bother?

I think this is always in my top 10 weekly hits from the search engines so I thought I’d give it a bit more justice with a more specific post.  It’s a very general question that takes some digging to find the answer, but we’ll use the big shovel to find if you’re doing the [...]

Beware Of This Fast Food Marketing Ploy

Beware Of This Fast Food Marketing Ploy

I’m a fan of fast food.  We grew up on hot dogs and top ramen. Our monthly “dine out” night would usually take us to McDonalds or Burger King. Well, fast food providers have really done well in the past 50 years and have fine-tuned their marketing schemes to milk you for a few more [...]

Don’t Have The NFL Game You Want Showing In Your Area?  Want It?

Don’t Have The NFL Game You Want Showing In Your Area? Want It?

I could hardly believe it Sunday morning when the only game on here in Seattle was the Colts vs. the Vikings.  We used to get 2 games in the morning (10am) and 2 games in the afternoon (1pm) along with the evening game.  Then they cut it back to 2 games in 1 of the [...]

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 3 of 4)

In continuing the series on debunking these most popular and 12+ pages being too much for one post – here is part 3 of 4 on the series Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths.  Part 1 can be found HERE.  Part 2 can be found HERE.

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 2 of 4)

In continuing the series on debunking these most popular and 12+ pages being too much for one post – here is part 2 of 4 on the series Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths.  Part 1 can be read HERE.

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 1 of 4)

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 1 of 4)

I thought I’d take WriterDad’s advice in cooking this one up thinking that [My] Baby’s Born in the Rough Draft. You raise it in the Rewrite“.  I’ve been working on this post for cumulatively about a month.  A change here, a new post here, realization here, but I’m done.  I could come up with 2,380 [...]

Are Stay-At-Home Parents Setting Themselves Up For A Big Fall These Days?

I grew up with a stay-at-home mother that took wonderful care of us and provided what we needed. She cooked, cleaned, cared, and loved all 4 her kids as well as anyone could on the single income Dad brought in. Anymore it is tough to get along well with just one income; love can help [...]