Tag archives for saving
Reducing Pet Costs: Some Final Thoughts
My previous two posts on saving money while having a dog were my two heavy hitters on how to save some dollars, since it's how to make a month's worth…
How do money and reward work together in your life?
We have a lovely friend who is staying with us this month. He was in the process of moving anyway and he had agreed to stay with our cats for…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: 50 Degrees and Rising
I talked to my sister for the first time in weeks yesterday and she took the opportunity to brag to me about the weather in New Orleans, where it's been…
Turning Spenders Into Savers: Personal Savings Rates
What's your personal savings rate? As a spender trying to turn myself into a saver, my own savings rate has fluctuated pretty wildly. I'm proud to report that it is…
“Have You Ditched the Landline?” and Other Pressing Money-Saving Questions
Still searching for ways to save money, I did a little assessment of my expenditures. I learned I could only take frugal so far. How about you?…
Turning Spenders Into Savers: Understanding Sales Pitches
Just because the biggest shopping season of the year is behind us doesn't mean us shoppers don't have to deal with temptation. In fact, the abundance of 'œsuper sales' this…
Turning Spenders into Savers: The Benefits to Paying in Cash
Have you seen the new Visa Check Card commercial? It features a lunch room cafeteria in full swing, with dozens of people ordering, cooking, walking and paying '“ all perfectly…
Turning Spenders into Savers: Delaying Tactics
Sometimes all I need to dissuade myself from making a particularly impulsive purchase is a little bit of time. Conversely, I've definitely also experienced the shopper's "walk of shame"- getting…
Turning Spenders into Savers: Give Yourself Credit Card
I wasn't surprised to see this recent article from the New York Times shoot its way up the most e-mailed articles list. After all, the NYT Most Emailed List a…
Gen Y Finances: IRAs and funding your retirement
Bill Donoghue at MarketWatch wrote "You will never retire on the money you save for retirement; you will retire on the money you make on the money you save for…