For the past couple of weeks my wife and I have been looking for a used car. My old car was getting up there in miles, and after having it for 5+ years I was ready for something different. Was it really time to get a new car, and was it a financially sound […]
Summer Savings Tips: How To Save Money This Summer
This past month or so we’ve been highlighting savings tips for the summer, and we’ve talked about things like saving on food, saving at the movies, saving on summer travel and so much more (see the links below). Before we end this summer savings series, however, I thought it would be nice to highlight some […]
Free Online Resources For Losing Weight And Working Out
A couple of days ago I posted about how I was going to be joining the 100 Push-Up Challenge that so many other bloggers have embarked upon in the last week or so. On Monday I completed day 1 of the challenge, and so far so good! I haven’t buckled under the pressure… yet. I […]
Saving Money At The Movies This Summer
Save money at the movies this summer by implementing the advice in these helpful tips. Time to save at the silver screen!
Saving Tip: Save Like You’re Paying Off A High Interest Debt
I was driving down the highway on my way home from work the other day when I looked up and saw a billboard for a local bank. It had a two sentence ad for their high-yield savings account that really caught my attention. It said: Your future called. It said to send money This really […]
Save Money On Your Hospital Bills Just By Asking
My wife and I just went through an extremely expensive medical emergency in the past month where we ended up having to pay quite a bit of money to two different hospitals. Luckily we had health insurance (see yesterday’s post), and our liability was capped at $1800. Our emergency fund and tax rebate covered all […]
How To Find Cheap Gas Where You Live
Gas prices are going up At the end of last week I posted about gas prices, how they’re steadily rising, and ways you can cut back on your gas consumption. I’ve been starting to use some of those tips myself, and I have to admit – it isn’t as easy as I was hoping. I […]
How Much Gas Are You Wasting?
Gas prices are going up! This past week the cost of gas here in Minnesota has been rising, and is now getting dangerously close to record prices. I’ve been trying to conserve gas, but this week my frugal ways may have gotten the better of me. I thought – I’ll wait one more day to […]
Does Your Bag Have Holes? Book Review
For a while now I’ve been meaning to sit down and write a review on a book I received in the mail called “Does Your Bag Have Holes?“. The author of the book, Cameron C. Taylor, had inquired if I was interested in reviewing his book on my blog, and I responded that I was. […]
Drive Free Cars And Retire Rich!
While taking part in Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University”, we heard a great example of how you could turn traditional thinking around, and make your money work for you. Drive Free Cars For Life! They started the lesson out by talking about how the average new car payment for 1/3 of car buyers is $475 […]
My “Frugalist” And “Dumbest” Home Improvement Project Ever
The Project My “frugalist” and “dumbest” home improvement project took place last summer. We had just moved into our new house the previous fall, and it was late spring, early summer 2007. We decided that we’d like to spend a little more time outside, enjoying the weather while it lasted (here in Minnesota, you have […]
Redbox.com: Free Rentals Are Great, But Beware!
I recently posted a deal on this website to get all of your movie rentals for free through Redbox.com. The post has gotten quite a bit of traffic, so I thought it was only prudent that I share something that a reader made me aware of a couple of days ago. Some Redboxes around the […]
5 Great Sites To Get Coupon Codes
One great way that I’ve found to save money is to buy things that I would normally buy at a Bricks and Mortar store, at an online store. You can often find ways to make it cheaper to buy online using one of my favorite things – Coupon Codes! There are a ton of coupon […]
20 Money Hacks: Tips And Tricks To Improve Your Finances
Over at ZenHabits.net they give 20 good tips on things you can do to improve your finances. Among my favorite hacks that they mention: Use Cash: We have started doing this more often at our house – paying cash for everything from furniture to new cars. It’s amazing how much nicer paid off things are […]
