We here in personal finance blog land like to talk about saving our money, getting out of debt, buying a house, putting away a little something for retirement, etc. Every once in a while you see a story about a person living high on the hog but not having any money. This one that [...]
Buying textbooks is not fun, let me tell you. We spent $252 on my wife’s textbooks this semester, and that was cheaper than normal. But buying other books is fun and we do buy some books that we want to own. Most books we read we get from the library, both to save money and [...]
No, I don’t know what that means. It just came out of my fingers and onto the screen. Anyways, the Festival of Frugality #59 is up over at Money, Matter & More Musings and it is ready for your reading pleasure. Some highlights:
The Digerati Life explains 14 ways to stop binge spending with a [...]
My wife is back in school now for her last semester, and I am a bachelor again. Yeah! Oops, I mean, I cannot wait for the semester to be over. She is so busy with work and school and homework that I often feel like a single gent. Except I am not [...]
Last year, my wife and I decided we needed a change.
We decided that since we were living in Southern California, and we did not know how long we were going to be here, we really needed to live by the water. You know, the REAL California. Where we were living before, while it [...]
The Carnival of Personal Finance #85 is up over at FiveCentNickel. Many thanks to Nickel for hosting this giant list of personal finance tips and tricks. There is so much information here it is going to take a little bit to pick a couple that stand out. I will go look through [...]
Though these are not directly related to personal finance, we find them very helpful in our day to day life in keeping our down time actually… down. When you follow a set schedule of things to get done every day, it means that in the long run, you do not have to spend every [...]
Late yesterday I went out for a walk down to the beach with my camera and this is what I saw. Kind of takes your mind off personal finances, no? Think I am gonna take the weekend off from writing ANYTHING on this computer so I can get the strength in my back [...]
As I mentioned in a post yesterday, this semester marks my wife’s last semester in college. She has been going part time for years and is finally wrapping things up in May. Oh I cannot wait! While she has been in college, we have always looked for the best deals for all [...]
Ok, so I cannot prove that, but…..over at Money, Matter & More Musings the 15th edition of the Festival of Under 30 Finances is up. Why don’t you take some time today to go see it, heh?
