I haven’t been hiding our expenses, but the truth isn’t we haven’t really been paying attention. Since we’ve gotten rid our debt except for the mortgage and established a fully funded emergency fund, we have earned the right not to budget. ...
We probably were the last people in the world to see it, but Mrs. DD and I finally got a round to watching “An Inconvenient Truth” this past weekend. It was a very inspiring film (hard to believe a power point...
A few months ago I shared some tips on how shave a little off your grocery bill. Today I will share some tips on how to totally mess up your grocery budget: Visit friends who are great cooks. Become motivated by...
Grandparents are great aren’t they? I don’t know about you, but I have very fond memories of my grandparents. There’s the trips to the zoo, baseball games, & museums. I remember having lots of sleepovers with great food and a never...
Who’s To Blame For Your Spending? You or you? @ Pecuniarities Use Google Calander To Pay Your Bills On Time @ Free From Broke 6 Steps To Reducing Your Credit Card Interest Rate @ Christian PF 3 Steps To Smarter Shipping...
Should I Rent? @ Gather Little By Little – We have been tossing this one around as we are in almost the same exact boat. We are leaning towards renting too…more to come on that topic. Online Bargain Shopping Pitfalls: Top...
Frugal People Focus Too Much On Outgo @ Frugal Dad – Both are important, but income is often overlooked since it usually takes more energy. A Good Way To Fund Mortgage Lending @ Wisebread – Very nice accountability in this system,...
Another page has been added to our selling the van story. You long time readers can skip ahead, but if you want to catch up here is the first part, and here is the second part. Now for the third installment...
Here is the latest installment of my monthly expenses. Below are the results from September: $830.00 – Mortgage $643.00 – Daycare $464.09 – Groceries $330.00 – Van Payment $194.16 – Gas $136.62 – Electricity $135.79 – Medical Bills $125.00 – Student Loan $115.75 – Phone...
I know this is a personal finance site and my role is mainly to describe my journey out of debt, but I can’t let the passing of a certain Hollywood legend happen without commenting. I can’t think of a cooler guy...