Expenses Cut in 2014
I’ll admit it I have become comfortable when it comes to personal finance. I did a lot of research and hard work when I was in my 20s. I soaked up all of the personal finance information I …
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I forgot to knock on wood - death of MFJ's pimp ride version 2
So on January 1 - I’m rehashing my favorite articles for the year and I bring up the post from early last year where I bought myself a new car. I suffixed the article with the comment and I …
Read MoreFive money saving tips for renting cars.
My family and I are going to be making a cross country trip next week to attend a wedding and due to the fact that we have a 2 year old and a 3 month old we decided it was probably better to rent a …
Read MoreSave money on going out to eat - make the same exact dishes at home
As we all know going out to eat is very expensive and if you are trying to pay down debt or increase your retirement savings its probably smart to limit your dining out experiences. My wife and I …
Read MoreFrugal lawncare - Part II Overseeding
In Part I I talked about organic fertilizers that can often be found much cheaper than the chemical versions. In Part II I am going to talk about over seeding. Overseeding is probably the #1 thing you …
Read MoreSave for tomorrow - but don't forget to live today
I recently received an email from one of my readers (Doug) and I thought I would share it with you as it really hit home with me and I think it might with many of my readers. Doug was kind enough to …
Read MoreVehicle Cost per year - My Ford Escort
I recently sold my original pimp ride so I figured it would be good to break down the costs of the vehicle. Purchased 1990 Ford Escort Purchase Date: 10/2004 Mileage: 90,000 Cost $1000 Sales Tax $50 …
Read MoreMy Financial Journey's pimp ride version 2
A couple months ago I talked about my pimp ride. Well I’m sure some people might call me a hypocrite, but I actually went ahead and replaced that car last weekend. Now before you go ahead and …
Read MoreWhat not to do with your tax return
I just got a call the other night from a friend of mine. We were talking and the conversation ended as he and his wife were going to go pick up their taxes from their tax accountant. One hour later I …
Read MoreSaving money on books
Now this is going to be one of those, “no kidding you dufus why are you even posting this - it’s pretty obvious” kind of posts, but honestly I always forget about it and well it just …
Read MoreFrugal cure for a sore throat
I’ve been sick for most of the week and last couple days I have had a really bad sore throat. I had been sucking on cough drops and other common things to try to relieve my sore throat, but it …
Read MoreMillion Dollar Kids - Give me a break
Sorry for another rant, but I’ve been spending a little more time at yahoo lately and have been actually reading their finance articles and it’s amazing how far from reality some of these …
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