Over the last month, I’ve posted a series of “One Hour Projects” – posts intended to describe a task that will take one hour that will either directly improve your financial state or put you in the position to have financial rewards come to you. Here, in a nutshell, are all thirty one hour projects,

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. One final thing that you can do that can kick your finances into gear is opening up a high-yield

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. If you’ve gone through even a few of the one hour projects in this series, you likely have some

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. So many times throughout the day, I come up with useful ideas: ideas for saving money, ideas for preparing

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. It’s something so simple that so many of us overlook in our busy lives: stopping to help people out

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. One of the biggest expenditures in many people’s lives is that of bottled and canned beverages, whether it be

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. One of the things I enjoy doing is getting involved with my local community, though with two children in

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. One of the most frustrating expenses in our home is the water bill. Even though our rate for water

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This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. Regardless of whether or not you include individual stocks as part of your investment plan, having a general idea

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. Not too long ago, the local Sears hardware store not too far from where I work went out of

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. For a long time, I kept my primary checking at the local branch of a large international bank. Over

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. A week ago, one of the One Hour Projects suggested making your home more energy efficient. Those steps reduce

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. No, I’m not going to talk again about eating at home or about how you should skip fast food.

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. About six months ago, my wife and I were going through our DVD collection looking for items to clean

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. A while back, I mentioned how I build my own price book. While this is a great idea, for

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. My wife and I generally plan a week’s worth of dinners at once for several reasons. First, it’s clear

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. About once a month, I spend an hour doing nothing else but touching base with a long list of

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances in a better place without a big lifestyle change, through frugality or other financial choices. When I first got my job, I pretty much paid minimal attention to the benefits that were available to