The first step toward great gift ideas is knowing your audience … Having trouble coming up with gift ideas? I know I do. Maybe you’ve panicked and hit the Christmas section at the front of Walmart for the majority of your gifts on December 23rd or 24th. (Not that I know this from experience or … Read more
I suspected my pile of computer books wasn’t worth too much, but it was worse than I thought … Have you ever been concerned that you could turn into a hoarder? This concern crosses my mind more often than I care to admit. It usually crops up when I have to tear my office apart to … Read more
Combo tool kits keep handy people well-equipped, even when space is at a premium … My wife is the handy one of us. It’s just one of the many ways I married up. When it comes to building things from whatever’s lying around, or fixing things that have been well-loved, she makes it happen. Powerful, … Read more
A bit strange that a guy with “bargain” in his site name doesn’t do Black Friday … Wow, as I’m writing this, Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Where the heck did the year go?! It’s traditionally been a time for braving roads and airports to reconnect with family and eat a bit more than we ought. (OK, a lot more.) … Read more
In this post I answer a few reader questions on specific dollar bills with their errors and serial numbers … First off: Thank you for reading! I’m glad you’re here! With tens of thousands of blogs hitting the web every single day, I appreciate you visiting mine! I’ve received a few reader questions on dollar … Read more
What makes a bookkeeping system work? It’s not what you think! I’ve spent the past few days visiting family, including my aunt. (I’ve got but one aunt now, so she’s definitely my favorite!) During my visit, she got out her ledger books of sorts so she could balance out her finances. She prefaced this by … Read more
Free apps usually aren’t really free, as my daughter found out tonight … Our daughter got a first-hand lesson in how app studios make money. We downloaded a puzzle app to our daughter’s iPad last night. It’s like a tangram puzzle but with everything made out of hexagons. (She’s a bit obsessed with hexagons now, and … Read more
If a 15-year mortgage is too aggressive and a 30-year mortgage isn’t aggressive enough, look into a 20-year mortgage to take advantage of the low mortgage rates … Last month I looked into refinancing the mortgage on our primary residence. We had bought the house in 2010, and our then-great rate on a 30-year fixed-rate … Read more