Tag: money management

  • The Big Deal About Debt

    Have you ever taken money from a loan shark where you put a pound of your own flesh up as collateral so that your BFF could woo his lady fair (see the plot for the Merchant of Venice)? The girl in me is thinking, “oh my, how romantic,” the rational human being in me is…

  • 5 Stupid Things You Can Do With Your Money

    Surely there are more than 5 stupid things you can do with your money, but I’d be writing forever.

  • Festival of Frugality #242: Poor Richard Edition

    Welcome to the 242nd Festival of Frugality! This week’s edition is dedicated to none other than Poor Richard himself, Mr. Benjamin Franklin.  Although mostly famed for lacking the sense to come in out of the rain, Franklin played a major role in establishing industry, thrift and frugality as American values.  Poor Richard’s Almanack was published from 1732 to…

  • 7 Days to a Budget

    If you’re like me, you can sit down for hours at a time and enjoy looking over your budget. If you’re normal, you have neither the time nor the inclination to spend a perfectly good evening crunching numbers. I’m assuming that most people are ‘normal’ (at least in terms of budgeting) and for that reason,…

  • A Very Scary Money Story

    This Halloween week read the true, terrifying tale of how Husband and I almost lost literally every important document that we have. Muahahaha! You might want to lock your doors and close the blinds before reading this one…

  • Money Love – Part One

    Saying that money can’t buy happiness is as Miss-America-ish as wishing for world peace and puppies for everyone. Part 1 of a deeper discussion about that age-old question.