iz Pulliam Weston posts an article on 50 Ways to Trim your Budget. The points in this series of posts will be taken from her list in this article. I’ll offer my two cents on each item. Some of the comments will be “Yes, and …” Others will be “Yes, but …” A few will … Read more
I do. I keep an eye out for it. I might start posting a running total of what I find. Now, if I see the money being dropped, I tell the person. If it’s a substantial amount of money ($1.00 or more) I look around or leave my name, address, and phone number with lost … Read more
Once in a while I like to peruse the wholesale auctions on eBay. (OK, I like to do it pretty often.) If you’re looking to buy something, it’s usually cheaper per unit to buy a few (or a lot) all at once. You don’t even need to search in the “Wholesale Lots” categories — just … Read more
We bought a used riding lawn mower at an auction shortly after we got married (Spring 2002). A Yard Man with a 46″ cutting deck, hydrostatic drive, and a 20-HP Kohler engine. We paid $800, which was about a third of a comparable new one. Once we got the thing running pretty regularly, it’s been … Read more
Coffee is a food group for me. (Yeah! That’s it! It’s a food group, not an addiction! ;)) I have a few “discount mugs” that mostly have “paid for themselves” in that the discounts on the refills have paid for the mugs. However, the coffee is still a lot more expensive than if you brew … Read more
Dental expenses can be pretty minimal for years. A cleaning here, a filling there. Then, if you get hit with a crown and/or a root canal, it can run over $1,000 per tooth! Ouch! That hurts more than the dentist’s drill for me! One set of visits to my dentist cost me more than I … Read more
Around 100 people (myself included) are currently in the process of moving to another building at work. Because the new place has less storage space than the old, out of necessity we cleaned out and purged our files and “excessed” a lot of stuff. 30-year-old computer printouts, software on 5 1/4″ floppy disks (remember those?), … Read more
MSN House and Home featured an article on Top 10 Home Repairs. These are common ones — and ones that you can do very inexpensively. Among them: Leaky faucets — try replacing the washer or replacing the faucet Caulking — supplies will set you back $20 Torn door or window screens — $10 for 15 … Read more