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In Need of Tissues
As my second set of friends embark on a pregnancy by a sperm donor, I read an ad in the paper offering $100 for the blood plasma of allergy sufferers.…
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…
How Many Hours of Net Pay Are Going Towards This Stuff?
Money, Matter and More Musings came up with a great idea to curb spending: think about the number of hours you will need to work for stuff. For instance, ask…
Reduce Junk Mail: Five Money Saving Tips
"I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees." -- Dr. Seuss The Lorax tells the story about the plight of the environment and how we need to shift our…
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…
Financial Impact of First Apartment
"The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence." -- Denis Waitley Anybody remember their first apartment? I can still see…
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…