The Subtle Money Lessons From My Childhood
In my younger years, the touch of a dollar bill was quite invigorating when all I ever got to spend were nickels and dimes. If that memory served any purpose, it was to show me how precious a dollar was and how much it could buy (even though inflation has destroyed that buying power). My [...]
Change How Things Look For the “New” Vibe
Consumers buy, buy, and buy some more. Many of them shop to satisfy their compulsive need for something new, not necessarily something they need – I bet all of us can relate to this. It’s the same old story. You buy it and then it gets your attention for a couple weeks. Slowly, you start [...]
Public Libraries: The Free Book Shopping Experience
Step back Barnes & Noble and Amazon, you can never beat the free book shopping experience of a public library. You may have the hottest new bestseller but it will end up in the public library within weeks for everyone else to borrow. I’m a fan of the public library lately because I just don’t [...]
Being Frugal IS NOT Being Cheap
The preconceived notion of an avid saver is that the person is cheap and wouldn’t fork over a single penny to save his life. False, of course! There is a difference between being smart with money and refusing to use it. I hope to cover some of the differences between a frugalite and a cheapskate. [...]
A Weekend in College: Zero Dollars
All over the personal finance blogging community, people are seeking fun and action that is cheap and inexpensive. Many ideas have been drawn to be plausible but some will eventually cost something. I’ve been trying to leave comments on posts with my take on things to do that do not cost much. Then, I realized [...]
