A Few Clothing Tips
Any way you can reduce little expenses, do it. It is the little stuff that adds up and causes your wallet to leak money when you aren't looking. Every now…
No Life Insurance for Us
We started contemplating term life insurance about four years ago. LaLa had just been laid off from our company and we were about to close on our first house purchase.…
Weekend: Forget The Hustle Of Your Workweek
"I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain." -- Rita Mae Brown Last night at…
Our Credit Card Debt Story
Debt Hater recently asked me how I paid down my credit card debt so quickly. First let me correct what I stated in that post about how much debt got…
Advantages of Buying a Duplex
"Friendship make prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its griefs and anxieties." -- Marcus Tullius Cicero My friend, Brian, was interviewed about his experience with buying a duplex…
6 Meals From a Costco Chicken
If you have a Costco membership you probably already know about the chickens. A hot, plump, juicy, rotisseried bird for about $5 that has a lot of rapturous fans. Including…
Home Repair Ideas
Here they are in all their glory. Use them, laugh at them or add your own in the comments below. Just use common sense and always test an area first.…
Diet Pepsi: The Cost of Consumption
"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." -- Vernon Howard Jeanine and I went to the Newport Beach Film Festival this…
Lesbian Dates: Who Pays?
"Whenever I date a guy, I think, is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?" -- Rita Rudner Yesterday, Stanley, a female entertainment writer for…
Generation “Debt”
MSNBC has an article on how 'Generation Debt' is Going Deep Into the Red. The increases in the cost of housing and a college education have far outpaced income increases…