Archive for October, 2009
Cost of Living in 1972
David over at My Two Dollars has a great post talking about the value of items in 1972. It’s always shocking to me to see the prices from only 37 years ago. Here are a couple examples: Avg house: $27600 Tuition to Harvard: $2800 One of the commenters noted that housing was only 2.3 times [...]
62% of Students Getting Free or Reduced Lunch!
I find this absolutely alarming. Over 60% of students getting free or reduced lunch across the country? WOW! http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=227970
People Turning to Psychic’s for Money Advice
In a sign that people are getting even more desperate, more and more people are visiting psychics with financial questions: More putting economic worries in hands of psychics, astrologers In the article the psychic talks about some of the questions she has been getting. They include: “Am I going to be fired?”, “Do I need [...]
Our Frugal Friends use a Mac
I was talking to a frugal friend of ours a couple days ago and the subject turned to computers. I was shocked to learn that they had a Mac in their house as opposed to a PC. The reason I was shocked was because this family is VERY frugal. They live in a very modest [...]