Archives for Savings & Budgets - Page 3
Did you get a refund? 3 ways to make a windfall pay at tax time.
Year after year, I get a tax refund and year after year, I hear the same thing: I've given the government an interest-free loan with that money. Even Suze Orman's…
Learning to budget after my big gay divorce
I recently went through a big gay divorce, which makes for lots of great posts about finances, but hasn't made for much emotional motivation to write about them. I've been…
The L Word: The Last Word on Money
Last Sunday was the series finale of the beloved lesbian Showtime drama The L Word. Whether you loved it or hated it, each week these ladies brought some real stories…
The Dreaded Bi-Weekly Paycheck
These days, any paycheck is a good paycheck. So why am I complaining?! About five years ago, my company switched from paying me monthly to bi-weekly. Troubleeeee! I…
Do we really need everything that we want?
It's interesting that when the price of gas dropped so dramatically in the past several months that consumption never rose to the levels before the high cost caught us off…
Tips for Saving Money on Medication
Guest writer Sophia Wynott is a nurse from Phoenix, Arizona. She has over thirty years of nursing experience and has written three books about life in the health care profession.…
Two Dollar Bills: A Simple Way to Build an Emergency Fund
I had a co-worker who always had a hard time saving money, she tried rounding up in the check book, writing checks for over the amount and putting the money…
The Simplicity of Budgeting: 7 simple steps
I'm not a big fan of budgets, I think it's the detailed information that drives me nuts. I like to keeps things as simple as possible and then adjust as…
Budgeting – Constraint or Freedom?
To many, the word budget often has the feel of a four letter word. What comes to mind is deprivation, lack, and constraint. Yet as we've seen throughout this economic…
Needs vs. Wants: Having money to throw around…
Recently, Lauren at Feministe, one of the oldest feminist blogs, mentioned us in her weekend roundup. She writes: SINCE I'M BROKE and the economy has been tanking I've been perusing…