Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Every once in awhile, I like to go back and find a post from the early years. Oh, okay, the early months. This post is back from August and was actually first posted on the blogger site. Unfortunately, when I converted the site here, I lost all the comments, (this post had a lot of comments). Take a quick look at the article and see
Take a look at this article that talks about how to pay for that next family vacation. Basically, the article states that you should plan ahead a bit. If the vacation is important to you, then why not make it a priority all year long to put aside a bit of money. He also talks about potential ways to save on other things to make
I was reading a comment on My Open Wallet and it got me to thinking. What does good money management mean to you? As I’ve talked to people that have struggled with money I never realized that their definition of good money management and mine were completely different. My definition of good money management is that you have a plan, you know how much money
I was going to write a post about Oprah’s debt diet. (Their “finale” was yesterday) but I found that “It’s Just Money” did a good job and said pretty much everything I was thinking. One part of the show that I found a little annoying was their level of enthusiasm about declaring, “Great news. You are going to be a millionaire”. I guess I would
You know something? Toys are dirt cheap. Ever since they started manufacturing them in foreign countries (think China, Taiwan etc) toys have continued their price decline. Combine low cost manufacturing with very large retail importers (think Walmart, Target, Costco etc) and you’ve got the recipe for low cost toys for kids. Why do I care, you ask? Well, it all goes back to my childhood,
Have you ever wanted to know how the car dealers spin their web? It’s no secret that going to a car dealer to buy a car is not exactly everyone’s favorite activity. Car dealers use many techniques to put you in a car with the cards stacked in their favor. Many people end up paying far too much for their vehicle because they don’t know
Here’s a link to the movie trailer for “Keeping Up With the Steins”. I think my favorite quote in the trailer is, “It’s not how much money you have…… It’s how much money you spend”. http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/keepingupwiththesteins/trailer/
I saw this post on Fatwallet. The poster tends to make the point that people are eating out based on any sort of economic consideration. Check out the original post to see some of the other responses. Here’s the initial post: ———- “I’m surprised that, on a site devoted to financial prudence, more people haven’t savaged the notion that it is consistent with the ideals
If I ever have ridiculous sums of money, I think you’ll find me on a tour like this:
My wife and I have been talking and she is considering a career change when she goes back to work. She has been staying at home with our daughter for almost 3 years, but we know that we want her to go back to work at some point. (not that what she’s been doing at home hasn’t been work). She currently has two bachelors degree.Â