We don’t watch a whole lot of TV — and we only have basic cable anyway — so I’m not a regular watcher of Extreme Cheapskates on TLC. The first time I had heard of the show was through a video on MSN.com. This particular one-minute clip features four extreme cheapskate tactics: Cutting open toothpaste … Read more
It’s that time of year again when the only thing that’s stretched tighter than our budget is our nerves. Christmas shopping can put a huge financial strain on the average family, but it’s even worse if you are the one pegged to cook the Christmas family dinner. It’s natural to want to put on a … Read more
The authors were kind enough to get a complimentary copy of Living the Savvy Life into my hands a while back. Subtitled “The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Smart Spending and Rich Living,” Melissa Tosetti and Kevin Gibbons have a lot to say in this 219-page book. The book’s primary audience is indeed as advertised in … Read more
By now you might have heard about the incredibly harsh email that British florist Carolyn Bourne sent to Heidi Withers, the fiancee of her stepson Freddie. This is the kind of dressing down that could make both Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan appear as encouraging as Mr. Rogers. It’s fortunate that Ms. Withers shared this … Read more
My wife and I were chatting about why she had sold more Amazon Kindle versions than paperback versions of her new Civil War historical fantasy. Granted, the Kindle version is only 20% the cost of the paperback version, but I had said that $14.99 was a bit much to pay for a paperback. “Since when?!” … Read more
My stumbleupon button had been sorely neglected for quite a while, and I hit upon this older article on Wise Bread that dares us to take the boring challenge. Sounds fun? Not in the slightest? Yeah, it really doesn’t sound that much fun to listen to the radio instead of downloading MP3s, or heading to … Read more
In my review of Jeff Yeager’s The Cheapskate Next Door, one of the points in that book that hit me squarely in the eyes was his distinction between “cheapskate” (meaning someone who’s frugal, and proud of it) with “bargain hunter” (people who enjoy ferreting out deals and buying for less). He claims that there’s a … Read more
This book caught my eye at Borders, so I flipped through the pages a bit and bought the book off of Amazon when I got home. (I’m probably not doing my part to help Borders out of bankruptcy, but oh well.) Jeff Yeager’s The Cheapskate Next Door is a well-researched 231-page tale of his trip … Read more