One money idea I’ve been coming back to a lot recently is the “buck-an-hour” rule of thumb for entertainment. I ran across it on J Money’s site. It’s a simple rule in principle and practice: When buying entertainment, the amount of entertainment time should work out to a buck an hour, or better. My corollary … Read more
There are lots of ways to save money around the house. Here are a bunch that you can add to your collection of money-saving tips … Learn how to do your own repairs YouTube is your friend. There are so many tutorials on YouTube for pretty much any kind of repair you want to do … Read more
You can get a good return on investment if you replace or upgrade things that annoy the tar out of you. Container craziness I’ve mentioned before that I come from a long line of pack rats. I’ve gotten better over the years, but old habits die hard! In between eating more at home because of … Read more
Summer just around the corner, huh? Is your house ready? Here are frugal tips to keep your house cooler over those summer months … It’s hot and muggy where we live during the summer. Maybe for you too! I know that we really depend on our air conditioning to stay comfortable, but we pay for … Read more
Living within your means is trivial if you’re a billionaire (or at least, it should be!) But what about the rest of us non-billionaires? Spending less than you earn is one of the most important things you can do to become financially independent. There has to be more coming in than going out. It’s definitely … Read more
A common way to save money on groceries is to buy generic or store-brand items instead of buying name-brand items. Examples of store brands are Member’s Mark (Sam’s Club), Kirkland Signature (Costco), Great Value and Equate (Walmart), Private Selection (Kroger), and so forth. Like most ways to save money, this piece of advice has exceptions: … Read more
VoIP phones save us a lot of money over what we used to pay for our landline, even after equipment purchase. This one weakness caught me off guard, though … Over the past year, we cut expenses (and commitment) by (a) switching our cell phone providers and (b) switching our landline to a VOIP (voice … Read more
I stay on my wife’s good side with “just because” flowers. She knows how to arrange flowers, so it doesn’t matter that I got a $4 bouquet from Walmart … Every few weeks or so, I stop at Walmart to pick up some flowers to bring home. (This way I don’t have to go overboard … Read more