Book Review: Back From the Land
Back from the Land: How young Americans went to Nature in the 1970's and Why they came back. This book was a most interesting read, and everything I expected. Sometimes…
22% Lower Cable/Phone/Internet
LaLa finally made the call last week to cancel our Digital Vision service from the cable portion of our telecomm service. This will save us about $12 a month going…
Should I Dump RCN Digital Vision?
So now that I have been looking at every little charge on my telecomm bill and looking for charges to axe, I became very interested in exactly what channels are…
$240 Off Telecomm for 12 Months
"Just ask" indeed! Armed with the simple "how to" on MyMoneyBlog, inspired by several past posts (specifically at BudgetingBabe and StopBuyingCrap), and today's carnival post about using competitive offers as…
My Missing Money
A couple of months ago, I found myself on the MissingMoney site. It's a searchable database of abandoned property throughout the US. On a lark, I searched on my name…
Teach a Woman to Fish
Today I had my first Rainbow Trout fish, broiled with lemon juice, salt and pepper. It was delicious! Surfgirl is a passionate fisherman and loves to catch trout to bring…
So…are we suckers?
Flexo drew my attention to Ted Rall's article on Yahoo: Charities are for Suckers in which the author claims: Cutting a check to the Red Cross isn't just a vote…
On Giving, Abundance & Fear
FMF has a short but thought provoking post in which he states his agreement with author David Bach on giving and his observation that "giving people become wealthy". I think…
Lowered Auto Insurance Cost
My auto policy renewal information showed up a few days ago, so I dug in looking for ways to reduce my cost. MA has fixed auto insurance rates and places…
Opening an Individual 401(k)
PFBlog is writing a series of posts regarding Tax Strategy for Self-Employment now that he and his wife will both have side income. We didn't go through anything as elaborate…