I shopped at Costco on Sunday because the coupons were about to expire, and there were a few items that we usually get that were on coupon. So I did my shopping and handed them a pile of coupons to scan. The cashier took the pile, scanned the first one, and all of the items … Read more
Guru Suze Orman has gotten flak from Liz Pulliam Weston about her recent about-face on paying down credit card debt. From Ms. Orman: If you have an unpaid credit card balance and not much saved up in emergency savings I need you to listen up. My advice has changed. I want you to only pay … Read more
A while back I found that rice and beans was something that I could eat pretty much week in and week out. Since, however, I come from a long, proud line of pack rats, I was worried about catching gadgetitis — the affliction of having rooms filled with single-use appliances — from my ancestors. I … Read more
Can’t pay your electric bill? Here are some resources that may get you through these difficult times … (This post was updated June 16th, 2018) At one point, I was on the benevolence committee at our church. During one stint of a couple of weeks, we had at least four requests come for help with electrical … Read more
I had served dinner at a homeless shelter once. It was a few years ago. Tuesday afternoon I was talking with a friend about the economy, the bailouts, etc. We differ in opinion on how things should be handled — he’s anti-business and I’m free market — but I let it be known that it … Read more
My wife is very clever. She put together a very functional corner desk for our third bedroom, which functions as her sewing room and our office. It’s easy to take down if we need the extra space, and cost us nothing. And no, it’s not made out of FedEx boxes. We spend a lot of … Read more
You probably guessed what I’m going to write about from the title and the date: Income Tax Procrastination. It’s kind of a deadline myopia. About the only thing that’s pleasant about filling out tax forms is the realization that I have income from which to pay taxes. Beyond that, I’m not really sure why I … Read more
I was walking past one of the conference rooms at work today, and those three words were scrawled across a dry-erase board. I laughed out loud, if for no other reason that it was neat to see someone else being a little mischievous. But why, I wonder, does someone want to be paid more? Could … Read more