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I was, literally, mesmerized by the women featured on TLC’s Extreme Couponing. Folks like me are mere mortals in their eyes. How in the world do you buy $2,000 worth of groceries for 100 bucks? Although most of us don’t have the organization skills, shamelessness, or patience of gods, we can still do pretty good for [...]
There are no solutions…there are only trade-offs. ~ Thomas Sowell Lately, it seems people judge misers as harshly as spendthrifts. Since I lean toward the far frugal wing of the spending spectrum, I’m often challenged by others for my extreme tactics of building wealth. You know – stuff like delaying gratification, refusing to make excuses, [...]
We cannot keep going from shock to trance on the issue of energy security, rushing to propose action when gas prices rise, then hitting the snooze button when they fall again. ~ Barack Obama Regardless of how you feel about the man’s policies, he’s right on this one. It was two frickin’ years ago we [...]
Let’s face it, you gotta have car insurance. At that, it’s a good idea to have really good coverage that’ll take care of you when, and if, you need it-look at cheap auto insurance quotes from Car-Insurance. With all the different insurance companies out there today, it can be quite easy for an auto insurance [...]
Why do we expect material things to bring us lasting happiness? You’d think by the time we reached adulthood, we’d know that shiny, new toys only bring fleeting bouts of superficial joy. Instead of acknowledging this fact, we consume ever more ferociously with our bigger incomes and even bigger expectations. Well, I’m here to tell [...]
Whew! What a week. I, literally, just returned home from Smithfield, NC where we celebrated my mother’s 59th birthday. Don’t ask me why my brother chose that location. I mean is it really too much to ask to meet at a half way point that’s a bit closer to civilization? Either way, it feels good to [...]
They say you shouldn’t compare yourself to other people. Well, what the hell do they know? I mean who are they anyway? As much as we hate to admit, it’s hard to calculate our awesomeness if we don’t have any criteria to measure it against. For instance, would you say that you’re wealthy? And don’t [...]
If you want to save more money on groceries, like every other area of your finances, you’ve got to be honest with yourself. It’s common for people who’ve recently set out to reform their spending habits to go overboard with frugal living tips. There’s one tip in particular that makes perfect sense in theory, but completely falls [...]
It’s amazing how shame can motivate you. I awoke this morning overcome with anxiety and guilt for cooking once last week. Writing another “I’m going to get it together” post this week would be – well – embarrassing. Since there was still a bit of time for me to redeem myself, I raced to the [...]
