Ideally, every book you want to read would be available at the library and you could get them all for free. Reality hits, though, and sometimes the book isn’t available, and sometimes you want to have a book to keep. Enter PaperBackSwap. Clearly it won’t solve all your book woes, but if you’re looking for [...]
Read More >>I expect that many of you already know about this, but for those who don’t: Kraft food&family is a free magazine distributed by Kraft (shocking, huh?). Not surprisingly, it does contain quite a few ads for Kraft products, but it also contains a whole bunch of good, practical, normal-people recipes that are presented in attractive [...]
Read More >>One of my favorite song lines is from Sheryl Crow’s “Soak Up The Sun”: It’s not having what you want, it’s wanting what you’ve got And it’s true. Gratefulness for the things (and people and experiences) we have can actually stave off the “I’ll be happy when I have…” syndrome. That will save us money [...]
Read More >>Gas prices are going up and as a result, many people are sharing their tips for cutting fuel costs. Why am I bothering to add another post on the topic? Well, I’ve yet to see all of these tips in the same post. I’m going to attempt to compile a list of the best ideas—including [...]
Read More >>I’m not asking about what a budget is or why one should have a budget (I’d hope we all know that). What I’m curious about is the actual mechanics of your system. Here’s why. In our house, we have a few fixed or mostly-fixed categories: mortgage, water, sewer, electric, gas, car payment, etc. But most [...]
Read More >>Dana Blankenhorn’s article Dating the Next Recession is a good wake up call. If you have a chance, read the article, but here’s a summary: October 17 is the day the new bankruptcy law takes effect. As part of the law, most credit card minimum payments will double. Borrowers will also be forced to repay [...]
Read More >>You probably won’t be surprised to know that I generally discourage eating meals out. Most all frugal folks avoid it whenever possible, just because it can eat up (ha ha) so much money so quickly. That said, though, only the most faithful of the frugal never give in. After all, eating out is a treat [...]
Read More >>Sony’s been providing some great incentives lately, encouraging people to sign up for their credit card. The current one is a free $100 credit applied to your account after you make a purchase. I signed up under this deal a month or so ago, and last week made a purchase for $3.98 on the card—that’s [...]
Read More >>There are some things that it’s better not to buy. For instance, my church has needed a “lift” twice in the last year to change the lighting hanging from the 40 foot ceiling. I have no idea how much a lift costs to buy, but I’d be willing to bet it’s a whole lot more [...]
Read More >>It might seem a little early to be thinking Christmas thoughts, but this is one of those things where thinking about it early could save you a bundle. Christmas gifts are usually the biggest expense of the season, but you’re far more likely to find a good deal if you’ve got your eyes peeled for [...]
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