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Should You Use a Roth IRA as an Emergency Fund?

Saving an emergency fund and investing for retirement are both important. But squirreling away three to twelve months of living expenses may delay retirement investing for years. Fortunately, there's a way to do both without doubling your income: Use your Roth IRA as an emergency fund. Unlike the traditional IRA, with a Roth IRA, you ...

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Where to Buy Movie Tickets For Cheap Online

Nothing's more timeless than griping about movie ticket prices, and for good reason. Where I live, an adult movie pass, generally, costs at least $11. After popcorn and drinks, a night at the movies is like $40 for two adults. That's cuhrazy! Fortunately, you don't have to pay full price at ...

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A Quick and Dirty Guide to Passive Income Streams

A couple of days ago, in How Lazy Bastards Make Money Without Lifting a Finger, we discussed the benefits of passive income. Today we'll dive into the nitty-gritty details on how to passively beef up your earnings. Interest Simply put, interest is the cost of cash. It's money earned for money loaned. Individuals, businesses, and governments ...

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Secret Tricks to Grabbing the Best Travel Deals

Many Americans spend the whole year fantasizing about those precious few weeks of vacation, when they can escape corporate politicking and their tuna-fish-sandwich-eating office mate. But if you want to truly unwind during your time off, don't allow money worries to cloud your brain. Making the most of your travel dollars ...

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Check Your Credit Score Online for Free: Credit Karma Review

Have you been to AnnualCreditReport.com to order a free copy of your credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus? If you haven't, you should do so once a year. If you have, then you're aware that AnnualCreditReport.com does NOT offer a free credit score along with your free credit ...

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How to Find Extra Money in Your Budget Without Giving Up a Thing

Whether you’re planning for your first child, trying to determine if you can afford a new car payment or just trying to cut back in order to save more for the future, there are always ways to find extra money in your budget. Even if you don’t want to give up anything, small tweaks and [...]

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7 Literally Disgusting Ways to Save Cash

If you’re like most Americans, you’re probably pretty wasteful. I don’t know what it is; we love throwing stuff away – used and unused alike. Until I kick my paper towel addiction, I’m not one to talk. However, I feel obligated to let those of you in the intermediate stage of frugality know about some relatively [...]

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Menu Plan Money ~ Sept 5, 2011

As you may well know, I set a goal for myself this month. A single solitary goal to eat the food that’s hanging out in my freezer. So, why would a hip, cosmopolitan woman like myself do such a thing? Why not let the food I have now meet the same end as the food [...]

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Career Strategy: Workin’ It From Home

The following is a guest post by Lisa at Home Insurance Comparison, an Australian personal finance blog created to help readers figure out how to properly compare home insurance options. When money gets tight during tough economic times, finding ways to earn extra money can be stressful in itself. Living on a budget is a [...]

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A Simple September Goal

I only have one goal this month – to eat the food in my refrigerator. Things are getting out of control. I’m to the point that I’m scared to open the fridge. You know how it is. You open your freezer door, and brace yourself for the avalanche of food to come rolling out. This [...]

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Where to Buy Movie Tickets For Cheap Online

Nothing’s more timeless than griping about movie ticket prices, and for good reason. Where I live, an adult movie pass, generally, costs at least $11. After popcorn and drinks, a night at the movies is like $40 for two adults. That’s cuhrazy! Fortunately, you don’t have to pay full price at the movie theater. You [...]

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How Ex-Cons, Illegals, and People With Bad Credit Find Jobs

Your employment options are limited if you’re a felon, undocumented worker, or financially irresponsible. If you fall into either or all of these categories, it is possible to find a job. So, how does a malcontent like yourself convince someone to hire you? It’s easy, really. Hire yourself. People Who Don’t Pay Their Bills I [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Hyperboles, Oh My!

The earthquake that shook the Mid-Atlantic region and parts of the Northeast earlier this week was pretty freaky. Of all the things I expected to experience during my life, an earthquake wasn’t one. Granted, the earthquake caused minimal damage and there was zero loss of life. But I feel completely justified in tweeting, texting, and [...]

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Size Doesn’t Matter – Big or Small, Sweat it All

There are countless blogs that encourage frugality in order to build wealth. (This blog is one of them.) Then, there are the blogs, geared toward entrepreneurial minded people, that focus heavily on increasing income. At times, it seems the frugal minded folks and the “make more money” folks disdainfully trivialize each others methods for obtaining [...]

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Tightwad Tuesday: How to Find Cheap Prescription Drugs

Prescription drugs play a large role in making health care unaffordable. Learn how to find cheap drugs with these easy to use strategies. Ask your doctor for free prescription medications Doctors receive samples from drug company sales representatives. When recommending a new medication, your doctor may provide you with a free sample to try out. [...]

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