It shouldn’t be the only way you’re improving your bottom line, but it does give results, fast. Frugal Dad is concerned that frugal people spend too much time being frugal. And that may well be true: For someone who already has their finances under good control, some money-saving activities are simply too little payback for … Read more
Frugality is quickly becoming a buzzword in America with people’s retirement dreams taking a bit of a detour into a ravine — and right before the holidays, too. How very inconsiderate. Here are a few tips and tricks for descroogifying what might be more modest holidays: Check out the library and paw through some December … Read more
We all need food, clothing, and shelter. Here are actionable tips to save money on these basic needs … We may think that we need a lot of things. We may think we need cable TV, our morning coffee and bagel, a couple of pints at the pub each Friday, or a really big house … Read more
I’m not sure if there is any explicit biblical opinion on coffee, but a number of friends from church really enjoy their daily grind — almost as much as I do, I dare say. My wife isn’t a big coffee drinker, though she does enjoy other Starbucks drinks as an occasional treat when she’s in … Read more
If you can type 200 words per minute and got 800 on your Verbal SAT, then you probably don’t need to visit these websites. I tweeted something about time sucks and got a link from the author of Freelancedom with a list of her favorite time-wasters. There are literally an infinite number of ways to … Read more
I mentioned before how I make easy steamers for my wife for a fraction of what we’d pay at a coffee shop. Here’s the breakdown of the cost: 1/2 gallon of lactose-free, 2% milk runs $2.98, good for 10 steamers: $0.30 per steamer 25.4 oz of Torani® Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup is $5.99, good for … Read more
One treat my wife really likes in the evenings is a steamer — hot milk with some flavoring and a bit of whipped cream. We have an espresso machine but we rarely use it because the start-up and tear-down time is a bit long just for one or two small drinks. That and we didn’t … Read more
(Fair warning: rant ahead! Check out some really cute puppies or join MyPoints if rants aren’t your thing.) I think I knew that Earth Day was coming up but the real reminder came when I checked Google today. They changed their logo’s primary colors to a happy, huggy lush waterfall scene with a shiny, happy … Read more