Maybe it’s just because of the impending spring-like weather. But, it seems like I’ve seen a large number of fitness related posts on many of the personal finance sites that I read. Which made me pose the question. Do fitness and frugality go together? I think the answer is yes. By it’s very definition, frugality [...]
I just noticed that the 2 year anniversary of Beating Broke is coming up in a few months. My how the time flies! I’d like to celebrate in some way. What does everybody think? What should we do to celebrate? Maybe a nice pizza party? I know who we could get to deliver. Or maybe [...]
I’m a little disappointed in Dave Ramsey’s “big announcement”. Not because I don’t think it will be an excellent event, I do. But because I won’t be able to attend any of the locations that will be hosting the event and there isn’t currently a way to watch the event online or after the fact. [...]
ChristianPF posted a very thought provoking article today. In it, he talks about how spending money wisely is a life skill. The choices that we make in spending our money are the root of how we live our lives and can bleed through into the businesses that we run or work for. Basically, the way [...]
After the awesome discount that Intuit was running last week, they’ve decided to run a very similar one this week. The details: 40% off QuickBooks Pro – all versions (both CDs and Downloads)and QuickBooks Mac (both CDs and Downloads) + Free Learning CD + Free Shipping The only difference with this one over the last [...]
If you’ve been holding off on getting yourself a copy of Quickbooks Pro, this special is the one you’ve been waiting for! 40% off QuickBooks Pro – all versions (both CDs and Downloads) and QuickBooks Mac (both CDs and Downloads) + Free Shipping + 1 Month Free Support The offer is good from February 16th [...]
Have you done your taxes? Or at least dropped them off at the accountant? For the last several years, I’ve done my own taxes online. There are several places you can go. I use TaxAct.com, but I know people who’ve used the others. In any case, I managed to get mine all finished up last [...]
WaMu (formerly Washington Mutual) has announced that their interest rate on their Online Savings has been changed from 3.30% to 3.75%. This is the second announced interest rate for a online savings in the last several weeks, so it is hopefully the beginning of a new trend. Currently, I believe, the only way to use [...]
