I’ll bet some of you are wondering, is she really going to write a whole article on ways to save money in the shower? Isn’t that a little, um, personal? Well, yes, I guess it is a little personal but since this is a personal finance blog, what the heck we’ll go for it. At […]
READ MORE >>Black Friday Blue Light Crap Alert
I should have known it would happen. I told myself that I was not going to go Black Friday shopping this year. But somehow a couple days before the day I managed to have a change of heart and decide that Black Friday might be a good day to purchase a space heater for our […]
READ MORE >>5 Financial Tips I’ve Learned from Bloggers
One of the coolest things about starting a blog and networking with other bloggers is that it gives me the opportunity to read a LOT of articles about personal finance. I have been surprised by not only how much I’ve learned abut blogging and website creation (which is a TON! I knew nothing when I […]
READ MORE >>12 Free or Cheap Ways to Get Exercise in the Winter
Especially for those of us who live in northern climates, it can be challenging to get much exercise in the winter without having to pull out our wallets. Parks and jogging trails are great free options in warmer months, but we often have to get a little more creative in colder months of the year. […]
READ MORE >>Top 6 Reasons to Look Your Bank Statements Over Carefully
Just this week I’ve had two instances where monitoring my bank statements carefully is paying off. Well to be truthful, one of these instances is a case where monitoring my statements carefully is paying off and the other is an example of why I should have been monitoring more closely. 🙂 Here are my top […]
READ MORE >>7 Ways to (Happily!) Contain Your Standard of Living
We all know that there are two major determinants of keeping yourself financially afloat, right? You need to keep the income flowing in and you need to keep your expenses below your income. The problem that sometimes arises is this: as we cruise down Success Lane in our chosen careers, this success often comes with […]
READ MORE >>How to Honeymoon on a Budget (the Unusual but Fantastic Way!)
In a recent post, I wrote about how the hubs and I were able to have a really fun wedding on the cheap by making some sacrifices. Here is the follow up to that post- how we managed to have an unconventional but awesome honeymoon for almost free. So if you thought I was a little […]
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