Frugality
Recently, my husband’s red Prius took a real beating on its left end side. We were at the grocery store,…
The single most powerful book on personal finance I’ve ever read is Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez…
This is the fourth entry in an eight part weekly series that provides a detailed look at the book The…
While there is no such thing as a “magic formula” for building wealth, living below your means is by far…
It’s almost a running joke that personal finance writers like to bring up the idea of cutting out that ol’…
This is the fourth entry in an eight part weekly series that provides a detailed look at the book The…
I recently came across a fascinating article by Ed O’Brien, a professor at the University of Chicago, and Robert Smith,…
Your best friend’s birthday is coming up, or maybe it’s your significant other’s birthday, or your mother’s birthday. Whatever it…
This is the third entry in an eight-part weekly series that provides a detailed look at the book The Wisdom…
There’s a little ice cream shop near where we live that serves some really delicious ice cream. I’m not sure…
Over the last several years since I started The Simple Dollar, I’ve found myself trying out literally thousands of money…
James wrote to me with an interesting question: My neighbor recently replaced his 20 year old fridge that was still…
This is the second entry in an eight-part weekly series that provides a detailed look at the book The Wisdom…
One of the most effective ways to cut back on your food spending is to find ways to keep the…
This summer, my family and I are going on a lengthy road trip vacation through the South, touching the states…
This is the first entry in an eight-part weekly series that provides a detailed look at the book The Wisdom…
One of my most recent interests has been time tracking. I’ve been enjoying tracking my time use as accurately as…
Unless I happen to slip into a flow state where I’m so focused that I lose track of time on…
