Category: Frugal

$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…

Where’s Hank Been?  Make $400 CASH From Mjedi!

Where’s Hank Been? Make $400 CASH From Mjedi!

So yes, I’ve been in hiding for a while now, but it hasn’t been without keeping finances in mind! I’m a month away from having the third member of the family join us, our third little lady is due August 25 – so I’ve been working on some side projects – one of which is [...]

Bad Decisions I’ve Made Along My Investing Journey

I thought I had some good points to contribute, and stories to tell even though I’m nowhere near retirement. I really have had a few bad investment mistakes along the way, and I’m sure I’ll run into more in the future, but that’s one of the points of MyInvestingBlog.com – figuring this stuff out! The [...]

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 [...]

How Is What We Are Going Through Now Different From The Great Depression in the 1930’s?

How Is What We Are Going Through Now Different From The Great Depression in the 1930’s?

I’ve been mulling this post over for about a month now and have been taking notes back and forth to come up with valid info to ease people from getting too worked up about it. Yes, you should probably be “worked up” if you are 55-60 and wanting to retire in the next 2-3 years, [...]

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

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

It Worked! A Loophole In The Fine Print

So several months back I wrote about how I Figured Out A Way To Use ANY Credit Card At Costco and was pleasantly surprised by the way it worked.  I hate having to use my debit card for anything as I like the Alaska Air Platinum Plus card to get the air miles on the [...]

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 [...]