Tag archives for Personal Finance
Start Planning Your New Year
Even though we're still smack dab in the middle of the winter holiday season, it's never too early to start planning for the coming year. As 2010 comes to…
Ten Money Questions: Manisha Thakor
Manisha Thakor is the founder of the Women's Financial Literacy Initiative and the co-author of two critically acclaimed personal finance books: ON MY OWN TWO FEET and GET FINANCIALLY NAKED.…
Budgeting: The Envelope Method
Do you know how to budget? Lord knows I talk about it enough. If you look over my extensive posting history here, you'll see that I talk about budgeting virtually…
Intermediate Personal Finance Concept: The Slush Fund
I know a lot of people are struggling to find employment (or keep it), establish a budget, pay off debt, amass an emergency fund and put aside money for retirement.…
Long commute causes buyer’s remorse: how gas prices are affecting life in the exurbs.
'œRemorse goes to sleep during a prosperous period and wakes up in adversity.' '“ Jean-Jacques Rousseau Awhile back, a journalist was looking for stories from our readers experiencing buyer's remorse…
Don’t buy water: A thrifty sister rule!
It has finally become sort of uncool to buy water. Just a few years ago the opposite was true. You might kid yourself now, but bottled water took off because…
Joys of Frugal Living
Let's list all of your joys of frugal 'll dive in first and post (un-numbered) my joys about frugal living as it is good to be reminded why we do…
DIY vs. Hiring out: When is it worth the time and cost of doing it yourself?
'œIf you want a thing done well, do it yourself.' '“ Napoleon Bonaparte Jeanine and I recently spent two weekends improving our garage. We've lived in our house for three…
5 Steps to Prosper at Frugal Living
Frugal living is essentially about only a few things, it is amazing how we can take those few points and expand on them though. Step 1) 'œUse It Up, Wear…
Femme Economics: Seeing Through Eye Creams
Ever wondered why a tiny jar of eye cream is so expensive? I wondered that too and I've been doing educated ingredient comparisons for a couple of years now to…