Archive For The “Budgets” Category
As a high school student, my husband Matt took a job with Baskin Robbins and their famous 31 flavors, a job that was great for the wallet, bad for the waist. He told me the following tale of inventive frugality from his time there: One hot Las Vegas summer day a customer walked into the [...]
If there is one thing that stresses me out about the holiday season it’s office holiday parties. These parties drive me insane. Don’t get me wrong. I like having an afternoon off of work to hang with co-workers and eat, drink and be merry. Even if the party is in a building conference room that’s [...]
Instead of looking ahead to each new month with clinging hopes that nothing goes wrong, look ahead with the expectation that those somethings will be coming by to visit. Be prepared to welcome them at the door with tea and biscuits. It’s much less stressful when you know they’ll be coming.
Is going cheap always right? No.
Does more expensive always mean more reliable? No.
The correct choice is based on a little figure called cost per unit.
I will concede that I am not the only, nor the most knowledgeable saver/personal-finance-lover on the block. But if I know anything, I know a useful website when I see/use one. Check out these neato sites for some creative savings.
It occurred to me today that I’ve never really talked about how Husband and I manage our finances.
It’s really the thing to do in the personal finance blogging world, because, after all, who wants to read financial advice from a lady who can’t even balance a checkbook. Yes, I could straight up lie to you, tell you I made millions in futures, commodities and other equally obtuse investments.
I’m not gonna lie. I’m basically Abraham Lincoln sans the beard right now.