(This was originally posted on November 2, 2008, and has been updated.) Don’t wait until times get tough to practice frugal living! Check out these little money-saving things that you can do, right now … I’ll admit that when I get a little bit of breathing room in our budget, I get lazy. I’ll go … Read more
One of my miniature income streams hit a milestone. Aim for this for passive referral income … One advantage of having a lot of little income streams is that it reduces dependence on a single income stream, like a job. Have many little bosses instead of just one big one. Any income outside of “normal … Read more
There are lots of ways to save money around the house. Here are a bunch that you can add to your collection of money-saving tips … Learn how to do your own repairs YouTube is your friend. There are so many tutorials on YouTube for pretty much any kind of repair you want to do … Read more
You can get a good return on investment if you replace or upgrade things that annoy the tar out of you. Container craziness I’ve mentioned before that I come from a long line of pack rats. I’ve gotten better over the years, but old habits die hard! In between eating more at home because of … Read more
Unit pricing is helpful, but it’s only useful if the comparison is apples to apples, and as long as you don’t really want oranges … Even though our $80 Keurig machine isn’t ending up to be much of a bargain, we do still buy K-cups for the thing. They’re convenient and decent in a pinch, … Read more
Living within your means is trivial if you’re a billionaire (or at least, it should be!) But what about the rest of us non-billionaires? Spending less than you earn is one of the most important things you can do to become financially independent. There has to be more coming in than going out. It’s definitely … Read more
You’ve got questions about your fancy serial number. Here are some answers … After publishing hundreds and hundreds of articles here, these articles on fancy serial numbers and currency errors have been some of the most popular: I get a lot of questions about particular serial numbers and errors, both in the comment sections of … Read more
You knew that there is no such thing as a free lunch, right? Here are six costs of “free” and how you can avoid having them eat your lunch … There’s not a single thing wrong with free. In fact, free is one of my favorite four-letter words. But, it always pays to remember that … Read more