Archive for the ‘Frugal Living’ Category
Sunday, November 1st, 2009 |
The “Week Without Spending” officially ended on Friday eve. Today I’m sharing the results of our little experiment. In case you missed it, last Monday I shared that Mrs. PT and I were doing a week without spending (Sunday though Friday) to help us stay on track with our saving and help reduce some of [...]
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Monday, October 26th, 2009 |
Remember 7th grade and the science experiments? Ah, good times. Well, today I’m not going to make you dissect a frog. We’ll be looking at more of a monetary experiment.
Just a few more days till the end of the month, right? I’ll get paid and we’ll have a little more breathing room in the budget. [...]
Posted in Frugal Living, Money Stories | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 |
When it’s time to take a serious look at your budget and find places to save and downgrade, you probably already know that all the fun stuff like extra shopping, the good beer and wine, and dinners out are the first to get slashed. But when you’ve already cut back on entertainment and are looking [...]
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 |
No one likes paying overdraft fees. Banks charged these fees to customers who they’ve had to bail out for spending more money than they have in their accounts. Banks have also somewhat taken advantage of this relationship and piled on the fees once things go in the negative. It’s not pretty. But this ugliness can be avoided. [...]
Posted in Frugal Living, Organize Your Finances | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 |
TV is costing us all a lot of time and money. Is it worth it?
I recently signed back up with cable TV service. As regular readers know, I’ve been without paid TV service for over a year now. I canceled my Dish Network last fall while competing in the FNBO Direct Pay Yourself First Challenge. [...]
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Friday, September 11th, 2009 |
I’ve written recently about some of the smart financial moves my wife, Mrs. PT, has helped me make. I couldn’t help but be reminded of all the financial lessons I’ve learned from her and how she helps our financial situation, just by being her.
My wife really is a great compliment to my approach to money [...]
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Friday, September 4th, 2009 |
Today I thought I’d do something a little different. Below are the Google “query suggestions” for the terms “buy a” and “sell my”.
Because Google bases their suggestions on data from what people actually search for, I’m assuming this is a list of the most searched for terms that begin with “buy a” and “sell my”. [...]
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Friday, August 28th, 2009 |
I know you’re out there trying to make the most of your time and money. Luckily you don’t need to spend a dime to stay organized and get things done. There are plenty of free online time management tools available.
I recently shared some time management tips over at the Quicken Blog. I centered my tips [...]
Posted in Frugal Living, Organize Your Finances | 6 Comments »