In December, we’ll be celebrating our 3 year anniversary. Our little tradition so far has been taking a vacation. Since we’re getting a townhouse a month before our vacation, however, we’re scaling back a bit this year. After talking with some friends about saving money on travel, I have some more tips to share.
Planning ahead [...]

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This is a guest post from Kyle of Suburban Dollar. If you like what you see here, please consider subscribing to his RSS feed.
Lets face it, one of our biggest expenses outside of our mortgages is the cost of keeping our bellies full. Unfortunately, eating is a necessity. We have to get food, and most [...]

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Is it really necessary to buy software programs to clean and/or protect your Windows computer? And either way… Which ones should you use?
“Yesterday it worked, today it is not working, Windows is like that.”
-Margaret Segall

Why take advice from me?
Though I do not speak of it often I am an Information Technology Manager (a.k.a. “computer guy”) [...]

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My sister and brother both attend college and this week they received their tuition refunds. Since my mother has told us numerous times that paying for college is our responsibility, we’ve tried to get as many grants and scholarships possible.
While I attended college on a mix of financial aid grants and scholarships, so far my [...]

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It’s time people! Whether you like it or not, the Holiday season will be upon us in the blink of an eye. Are you financially prepared?
“The wise man plans and saves for the future, but the foolish person squanders what he has.”
-Proverb

Today I will outline two basic concepts. One will touch on saving for a [...]

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This is a guest post from Ann Smarty, a blogger, search marketer and social media enthusiast. If you like what you see here, please consider following Ann on Twitter.
Being a search marketer and online entrepreneur, I am on the web approximately nine hours per day, seven days a week. It is safe to assume that [...]

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Extended warranties are, almost without exception, a bad deal for consumers. In fact, according to Consumer Reports:
“Retailers are pushing hard to get you to buy extended warranties, or service plans, because they’re cash cows. Stores keep 50 percent or more of what they charge for warranties. That’s much more than they can make selling actual [...]

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The Pareto Principle holds that, for many events, 80% of the effects can be attributed to 20% of the causes. Also known as “the 80/20 rule,” or “the law of the vital few,” the Pareto Principle has been found to apply to a surprisingly wide variety of things in everyday life.
Examples of the Pareto Principle
The [...]

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This is a guest post from Neal Frankle of Wealth Pilgrim. If you like what you see here, please consider subscribing to his RSS feed.
Have you ever wondered if it makes sense to spend big bucks on an undergraduate education? Some time ago, I read another blogger’s post explaining why college is worth the cost.
The [...]

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This is a guest post from SD Guy of StretchyDollar.com. If you like what you see here, please consider subscribing to his RSS feed.
Depending on where you live and when you planted your garden, you’ve most likely been enjoying the fruits of your labor. We’ve had a good year, though it’s been difficult to keep [...]

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