Archive for the ‘Frugal’ Category
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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 [...]
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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 [...] -
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: [...] -
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 [...] -
Saving Money at Fuddruckers: What’s Too Frugal?
This past weekend my wife and I organized a bit of a date night. We saw No Country For Old Men. (Quick thought on it: Weird ending, without spoiling anything, it seemed to “yada yada” over what should have been the best part of the movie.) We also went to dinner [...]
