2009 August | You Have More Than You Think

The Weekly Roundup (More Like Recap)

August 29, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 4 Comments

Due to a severe case of vacationitis (Ashley from SpendOnLife.com diagnosed me), I was unable to post as often as I would’ve liked this week. This condition also made it extremely taxing to do anything beyond daydream about being off from work for 10 days straight. I didn’t do much reading of other peoples’ blog [...]

The Dumbest Way to Save Money

August 27, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 7 Comments

The other day, I was casually chatting with a family member. She is a financial dunce who repeatedly serves up material for this blog. If you’re a regular reader of You Have More Than You Think, then you already know this particular family member’s name. If you’re not, her name is Larissa, and I will [...]

The Birthweek Roundup

August 22, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 9 Comments

The highlight of this week was having the opportunity to meet a You Have More Than You Think reader in person. The meeting was especially interesting for me because he’s from Sweden. I’m always eager to hear how people from other countries live.

4 Reasons You Should Never Cosign A Loan

August 19, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 32 Comments

Picture it. On a blistering cold evening in the winter of 2005, I received a frantic phone call from a family member whose loan application had just been denied. To protect the indigent, let’s refer to this family member as Larissa. Unable to obtain law school financing [...]

The Crafty Craigman

August 17, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 14 Comments

What self-proclaimed frugal nut isn’t a fan of free? From time to time, I like to see what’s available – for free – on Craigslist and Freecycle. Last Tuesday, I felt like doing a little “shopping” on Craigslist. Crest Whitestrips were the first product listed under the free category. This was welcome news since I’ve [...]

Applying the Principals of the The Million Dollar Club

August 16, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 5 Comments

On Friday, August 14th, I found out my web site was blacklisted on Google, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. This essentially means YouHaveMoreThanYouThink.org will not show up in Google’s search results. People who attempt to visit my blog using the aforementioned web browsers (Internet Explorer is still my friend) will receive a nasty, flaming, spinning picture [...]

Giving Uncle Sam an Interest-Free Loan Costs More Than You Think

August 11, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 8 Comments

An easy way to quickly get more money in your pocket is to increase the number of withholding allowances on Form W-4. By doing so, you don’t change your income. You just change the timing of when you receive your money. In the past, a compelling argument could be made to avoid receiving a large [...]

Shawanda Joins the Million Dollar Club

August 9, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 6 Comments

Calm down, calm down. I’m not a millionaire. But, it’s good to know you’re excited for me. Reserve that energy for later when my net worth hits $1,000,000.00 in 2026. Actually, that’s kind of far off. I’ll work on getting the income up during the interim.

My First Weekly Roundup

August 8, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 5 Comments

Alas, my very own weekly roundup. I meant to post this on Friday, but I figured since I hadn’t done anything at my regular job all day why start working when I get home? Just kidding.

A Negative Side Effect of Frugality

August 5, 2009 By Shawanda Greene 26 Comments

Pickling cucumbers. Making laundry detergent. Growing vegetables. That’s not my bag. It sounds like a lot of work. Many people shy away from frugality when they think saving money will become too time consuming. I’ve managed to save money the lazy way.