Can You Live Well on $40,000 a Year?

I read an article today about Danny Kofke.  He’s the author of the book: A Simple Book of Financial Wisdom.  In the article, Danny talks about how he and his family live on $40,000 per year.  There really wasn’t any new information or advice on how he does it but it’s definitely worth reading. A [...]

We Are The 99 Percent Blog

Have you seen the 99 percent blog?  Regardless of whether you think the banks are part of the problem or if each person is responsible for their own situations, it’s still interesting to see what people are saying.  People write down on a piece of paper what their situation is (and they are pretty much [...]

Mad About Debit Card Fees–How to Change Banks

I was going to take the time to put up a post about what it takes to change banks but Nickel over @ Fivecentnickel.com did a great job!  He takes you through, step by step.  It’s really not hard at all.  You can get your new accounts set up with a new institution (I highly [...]

Planning Ahead Saves Me Money

I hate spending money on basic necessities like toiletries.  It’s just one of those things that you have to do though.  As I’m getting older, I’m finding the list of “basic necessities” is getting longer.  I have a few different medical conditions that have developed over the last 10 years or so that require specialized [...]