Archives for Frugality - Page 23
Creative Online Family (or Personal) Budgeting Tool
One of the biggest challenges to designing a well-balanced and flexible budget are daily expenses. They cannot easily be pre-determine, meaning it is hard to plan for them, and even…
Bank of America Offers Free Museum Admissions
As summertime approaches, we will be inundated with free activities in which to participate. From parades and neighborhood picnics to outdoor summer concerts and local theater, you'll start to hear…
Driving Too Much Car: Not Millionaire Next Door
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." -- Epictetus Last week, Jeanne Sahadi at put together her list of 7 Net-Worth Killers. She writes, "Saving…
Change Saving Experiment
One of my guilty pleasures is a subscription to Better Homes & Gardens magazine. I get hours of pleasure for less than one dollar a month ($22 for a 2…
The Art of the Upsell
"The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more." -- Kin Hubbard Part of the human condition is to take more than we need just because it's…
Car Sharing: Four Digit Savings (or More) for Infrequent Drivers
To the right is my dream car. Dark, sleek, severe, sexy and utilitarian. Yes, I'm gay and I want a Subaru Outback. In my defense, I was a young child…
How Gays Go Green- And Save!
Everybody's doing it. Installing bamboo flooring is beautiful and sustainable and on Earth Day, many websites were touting ideas like this one and energy efficient metal roofing to help you…
Avocados and Other Frugal Produce Tips
"By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest." -- Agesilaus I love avocados, but avocados are expensive. Typically, they cost $.99 a piece at my neighborhood produce market. They…
The Benefits of Student-Status Traveling
Yo! How many times have you walked past the bulletin board outside the school library and pined for the day when you'd be able to take that semester abroad trip…
Last Minute Spring Cleaning? Don’t Forget the Cupboards
For those of you catching up with spring cleaning, or simply looking to use up food items before they expire, I found a helpful article that will save you money…