Part of our personal finance plan for this year and beyond involves tracking where our money is going. I’m tracking expenses with Quicken and so far I’m keeping up. Automating the download of transactions and not trying to track every last transaction to every single account is helping. Tracking manually: Old-school, or just old? Recently … Read more
One of the most visited posts on Mighty Bargain Hunter is my post on seven ways to conquer Chuck E. Cheese. It was hit up on The Consumerist a few years ago. And just a week ago it was hit up again, but this time by the Frugal Reddit. The point that’s been the center … Read more
My wife and I have been married almost eleven years, and I wouldn’t change it for the world. Nonetheless, even though we’ve been sharing our finances that long, getting it right is still a work in progress. We’re on board with our personal finance plan and all that, but we are still learning how to … Read more
(This is a guest post. If you’re interested in guest-posting on this blog and hundreds of others, check out Postrunner.com.) In today’s harsh economy, people who are earning regular income through employment are considered lucky. After all, they do not need to worry about their day-to-day expenses. They can support for their needs and the … Read more
Insurance not paying for a drug that you need? You may be able to get a formulary tier exception to save money … We’re fortunate that we have good health insurance offered through my work. It’s paid for the large majority of the issues we’ve had. After seeing the costs that can accrue with even … Read more
To move forward with our personal finance plan for 2013, we’ll be tracking our expenses more carefully. Just like Johnny Five, we need input to change direction with our finances, and to start making better deals with ourselves to meet financial goals. I’ve had one version of Quicken or another for years, but I’ve always … Read more
Improving one’s personal finances takes some changes. The easiest ones to make are the ones that don’t seem like sacrifice, or aren’t too big a sacrifice. In our efforts to build up our savings again, we’ll try changing our milk habits. Switching from lactose-free milk in the carton to powdered milk may be a change … Read more
Last year was tougher than usual for us financially. There were a number of different factors that came together to draw down our savings substantially and caused us to get a bit too close to needing to tap into less liquid assets for current expenses. Some factors were not our doing, but others were, and … Read more