Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
I was out talking to my neighbor today and the subject of texting came up. I told him that I had two numbers that he could text but that I’d prefer he sent them to a different number than he’s texted in the past. He looked at me a bit odd and then I explained, “I got my wife and I additional “Google Voice†numbers
I’m home with a sick kid today. My daughter has a 101 temp so she can’t go to school. She doesn’t feel too bad but we’ll keep an eye on her today and see if she gets better or worse. While she’s relaxing on the couch watching a streaming Netflix movie, I’m sitting here thinking about how our absurd December spending is just about a
You know how I love to look at lottery winners. Statistically, they don’t stand much of a chance of holding on to the cash when they win. Many, many lottery winners end up losing it all. It’s not hard to explain, really. Managing your money isn’t easy. Most people don’t get the idea of money making money for you. In my case, if I won,
I hate spending money on things that I shouldn’t need to. I’d like to think that I’m able to lose weight when I need to without the help of others but the reality is that I’m 25 pounds overweight and need to get rid of the weight for my health and comfort. What am I talking about? I started attending Weight Watchers after the first
Everybody duck!! The bank fees are coming right at you. I’m happy to report that my credit union hasn’t sent me anything telling me that my accounts will now be subject to a fee. In fact, the last thing I got from them was a notice telling me how much money they had PAID me for having accounts with them. Gotta love credit unions! http://abcnews.go.com/Business/bank-america-testing-accounts-fees/story?id=12556140
Fresh off the press is the LA Times with an article highlighting that stopping smoking can save you a lot of money. No kidding. It can save you thousands of dollars a year in cigarette costs alone! If you calculate in the health costs of smoking, the figure goes much higher. I admire those people who made the switch from conventional smoking to vaping. It
Just a quick note to say Happy New Year to everyone. 2010 was an okay year for us at our house and I hope 2011 will be full of opportunity, excitement and happiness. I’m not a big fan of New Years resolutions per se but I am looking at a couple of goals for 2011. First and foremost is a desire to get healthy. I
I bought a large chunk of $1 gold coins from the US Mint today thanks to a suggestion by Nickel over at Five Cent Nickel. He mentioned that the Mint has a program going right now where you can buy the coins at face value and get free shipping. “Why bother?", you ask. Well, I used my American Express card and will receive cash back
I love reading articles like this partly because it gives me a window in to someone else’s finances but also because they often have good ideas that people can use RIGHT NOW to save money. In this article, Elisabeth Leamy helps the Gunn family from Oswego NY save over $58,000 (over time) by implementing simple changes to their spending patterns. Some of the top tips:
Last weekend we did something VERY out of character. We spent the weekend in downtown Seattle. We had a really good time and we don’t regret it, but I’ve still found myself thinking, “Yikes, that was expensive!â€. It all started when a friend of our daughter’s asked if she’d like to attend a Santa breakfast downtown at a very high end hotel. This friend’s parents