Frugality
My usual approach to any spending decision – any time that money leaves my checking account – is to make…
This past weekend, I was cleaning out the closet in my office when I came across some of my old…
This is the second entry in an eight part series exploring the connections between your finances and other areas of…
The winter blues strike me hard each year. When the Iowa winter reaches a point where it’s fairly miserable to…
Cutting spending is an essential part of everyone’s financial toolbox, especially if they’re just getting started on their own financial…
Over the last few weeks, I’ve heard from a few readers who have asked me whether or not I’ve watched…
Over the last few years, I’ve really begun to appreciate a cup of coffee in the morning, particularly on days…
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” –…
At the start of last year, I decided to make a list of things I did on the weekends that…
The partial government shutdown has had a serious impact on 800,000 federal employees, including those with “essential” jobs who are…
Max writes in with a great question that had an answer that was just a bit too long for the…
Recently, I had a face-to-face conversation with a reader (yep, this happens every once in a while; I have a…
Marilyn writes in: If I go home after work and cook dinner, I have to spend half an hour in…
One of the big tricks of frugal living is to know when it’s worthwhile to sweat the small stuff and…
We’ve all been there at some time or another. You feel somewhat disengaged from a lot of the things in…
A few weeks ago, I was invited to one of those meal preparation parties where you hang out with friends…
I’ll be the first to admit that this time of the year leaves me feeling overwhelmed, and this year more…
You’re probably reading this during the “calm before the storm.” There’s a good chance that sometime in the next several…
