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10 Tips to Save Money Around the Home
Today’s guest post if from is from Thrifty Homeowner. The blog documents the journey of a novice do-it-yourselfer who is always on the lookout for ways to save and to increase his home’s efficiency. As the self-proclaimed Thrifty Homeowner, I’m always on the lookout for ways to save money when it comes anything involving my [...]
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Laid Off? Some Survival Tips.
I got a sad email from Candi yesterday (name changed to protect the innocent): [blockquote]Help, I have been layed off and will no longer be able to keep up on the mortgages (2) or bills. Family of 5. Husband works still but I made so much money previously that our income is cut more than [...]
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Red Sox Lose Game 7 = Ouch (and weekend links)
Anytime the Red Sox season ends without a champagne shower, I get a little sad. I probably wouldn’t be as sad if they were a .500 team. It’s not often in your life, when your hometown team can contend at a high level for a number of years. When you find yourself in that situation [...]
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Carnival of Personal Finance #150
Welcome to the 150th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. It amazes me to see the 150 number there. I had grand notions of tying all 115 accepted submissions into a good story. However, with the Comcast outage in my area yesterday, I scrambled today to get all the submissions in the form that [...]
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Military: Save Money With (Almost) Free Vacations
My wife is active duty military – and with that comes a number of perks. One of those great military benefits is a significant savings on vacations via flights, hotels, and car rentals. Eighteen months ago we went to Hawaii at a cost of half what others would expect to pay. On Saturday, I found [...]
