The words Frugal and Frugality have been some very popular words lately. With the economy the way it is, it’s not very hard to see why. Even so, I still know people who claim to be frugal, but refuse to buy anything but the brand name products.
There is very little room for brand names in [...]
One of the side effects of my wife’s entrepreneurial adventures has been that we have a very unstable income on her side of the balance sheet. And part of how we’ve dealt with that is to try and save money in as many ways as we can. Frugality has become the modus operandi in our [...]
One of the sure fire ways to save money that is touted here and everywhere is to cancel your expensive cable service. Whether you cancel the whole thing or just pare down to the smallest package for network stations, you’re left with a fair chunk of time to do something else. Again, another suggestion to [...]
Do you think that being a Frugaler is normal? It obviously is a bit abnormal in the American society. Although, with recent economic news, I think that it’s becoming more popular. But normal? I really don’t think so.
Sometimes, we look at the world through the personal finance bloggers perspective. We see all the other personal [...]
If you’re looking to pickup a copy of QuickBooks Pro 2009 for your home business or your small business, today (December 22, 2008) is the day to do it. Intuit has announced that for one day only, you can get a free copy of the program at your local Staples.
The way it works is that [...]
Ok, I’ll admit it, I made that word up. Well, at least as it would be a name instead of an action/habit. It occurred to me while watching an episode of Wife Swap on Friday evening. You’ve seen it, or a show like it, I’m sure. They take the wives from two families and then [...]
It’s officially official. We’re in a recession. And it started almost a year ago. Way back in December of 2007 in fact. But how much of the recession is in current perception?
How would you or I know that we were in a recession? Well, most likely, we’d learn by being told. Of course, it’s possible [...]
Did you know that you can scan a barcode at a store, run it through a program on your phone, and have it tell you whether the item is at a good price or not? There are apps available for both the Apple iPhone and the G1 that allow just that.
These apps allow consumers to [...]
