Archive for the ‘Frugal’ Category
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Cruises, a Frugal Vacation?
When I got married last year, I had this brilliant plan for a honeymoon - a cruise. It simply couldn’t miss - seven days of all inclusive lodging and food for $542 a person. While we could have looked at more expensive cruises. However, the bargain cruise included everything we were looking for - transportation to the following islands: St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Barbados, Antigua, and St. Lucia.
Is it really that cheap? Yes!
I could eat $400 or more alone of food alone in 7 days at a restaurant. While the lodging was small and […] -
Living the High Life
When you grow up in Boston, you are predestined to be a Red Sox fan. For the first 27 years of my life, it was a miserable experience - the Red Sox lost every big game in every imaginable way. The tide has turned the last four baseball seasons. Their two World Series victories since then paved the way for them being an international success. To capitalize on that success, Major League Baseball had the brilliant idea to have the Red Sox open the season in Japan against the Oakland Athletics.
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Am I officially cheap?
Personal finance writers often make a distinction between frugal and cheap. I’ve read two great definitions of each:
I Will Teach You To Be Rich: Cheap people care about the cost of something. Frugal people care about the value of something.
The Simple Dollar: a cheap person will always take the route of least financial cost in the here and now”, while “a frugal person seeks to find the best deal on an item that meets the desired level of quality.
I’m often looking for ways to be more frugal - it’s a by-product of having a reduced income significantly over […] -
How My Wife and I Celebrate Valentine’s Day - Past and Present
Valentine’s Day - there are few holidays like it. You either love it or hate it. Until 3 years ago, I was more of hater than a lover. Since I met the woman who would later become my wife, the tide has turned considerably.
If you are alone this year consider this: My wife is conditioned to do her taxes on February 14th every year. It’s taken me a couple of years to break her of the habit. As for me, I still remember “celebrating” the Valentine’s Day of 2004. I was at a […] -
Rich and Famous Discuss Frugality
Earlier today, I was watching the Super Bowl Media Day coverage, when this little conversation nugget occurred. In a little bit of fun, Patriots’ Tom Brady was taking questions from Pierre Woods, a Patriots player who doesn’t get a lot of playing time. Here’s a paraphrase of the conversation:
Pierre Woods: Everyone says that you should put the boot [famously from the New York tabloids] on Ebay. You could get $500,000 for that.
Tom Brady: You aren’t paying for that.
Pierre Woods: I know I’m not.
Tom Brady: [To the media] Pierre, was complaining the other day. He said, […]
