Archive for March, 2009

• Save Money on Medicine

  Monday, March 30th, 2009

  haven’t mentioned it in a long-time, but in former life (we are going back to my high school and college years), I was a pharmacy technician. I found it incredibly dull and couldn’t understand why one would ever want to make a career of it. Life has it’s interesting twists and [...]

• Personal Finance Links (Dis Your Dog Edition)

  Sunday, March 29th, 2009

  I knew that training a dog was a lot of work. However, with the help of Will Farrell, Jake is behaving fantastically. You didn’t know that Will Farrell was good with dogs? Check it out:

  Now for some personal finance links:
  Money Writers:

  Brip Blap wonders internet job boards – wasted effort?
  Frugal [...]

• Does Materialism Breed Unhappiness?

  Friday, March 27th, 2009

  Below is a guest post from LAL from LivingAlmostLarge and LAL Musings. I’ll let her introduce herself: “I’m a twenty-something DINK, living in the northeast searching for financial freedom. I hope to one day live large and be financially free, but it’ll only happen one step at a time. I admit to [...]

• Money’s 7 New Rules of Financial Security (Part 2)

  Thursday, March 26th, 2009

  I’m reviewing Money Magazine’s 7 New Rules of Financial Security. You can read Part 1 here.
  Rule No. 4: Borrowing

  Old thinking: Borrowing sensibly is a good way to build wealth.
  New rule: Borrow cautiously. You have to worry about the other guy’s debt too.

  Money Summary: Credit was cheap and plentiful like food at [...]

• Money’s 7 New Rules of Financial Security (Part 1)

  Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

  Money Magazine’s big headline this month is the 7 New Rules of Financial Security… and Why You Need to Know Them. I have to admit it’s a pretty sweet headline – it certainly caught my eye. I flipped right to page 50 to see what I needed to know why. With that [...]

• Personal Finance Links: Levity edition

  Monday, March 23rd, 2009

  I thought I’d have a little fun today and go with some humor. It seems appropriate since I missed posting this on the weekend. It’s not always my strong suit (which is why I don’t write a comedy blog), but every now and then, you have to do something a little different. [...]

• Save Money on Camping

  Friday, March 20th, 2009

  Today’s guest post comes from Hike Camp Fish. Hike Camp Fish blogs about what you’d imagine: hiking, camping, and fishing. You’ll notice that he has a very snazzy theme (yeah I helped him with it ;-) ). He’s also got a Hike and Camping store.
  In these difficult economic conditions across the [...]

• Leaving Full-Time Blogging and Changes That Come With It

  Thursday, March 19th, 2009

  Eighteen Months ago I made a decision to blog “full-time.” I was never comfortable with that title because I didn’t sit at a desk and churn out blog post after blog post. I didn’t even revise a post 100 times like some other full-time bloggers. I would read a lot more, [...]

• Dog Costs for the First Month

  Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

  A little while back, I had asked the question of how much does a dog cost. At the time, I was speculating based on the research I had done. Today I’m a little more prepared to answered that question from a position of experience. We’ve had our puppy, for around 11 [...]

• The New Not-So-Lazy Bundle of Joy (and Some Personal Finance Links)

  Sunday, March 15th, 2009

  You may have noticed I’ve been a little rushed the last week. I know I probably sound like I’m always a little rushed, but this was even more so usual. On Friday of last week, we got word that, after many long hours of searching and filling out applications, we’d been matched [...]