If you hosted Thanksgiving dinner at your house like my wife and I did, chances are you have piles of leftover turkey and sides filling every square inch of refrigerator space. I know we do. Pounds of leftovers. My wife and I bought a 20 pound turkey for 5 people because that was pretty much [...]
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Winter driving isn’t fun. Cold, slippery conditions can be dangerous and the salted roads turn your once shiny car into a dingy gray color. But where I live, these conditions are a fact of life. The best thing you can do id prepare yourself and your car for the winter. With winter on its way, [...]
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In light of the current economic crisis and subsequent drop in the stock markets, the book on investing has been rewritten. The following are new stock market definitions for common terms: CEO. Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO. Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET. A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. [...]
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Recently I’ve picked up a new hobby. It’s probably not one that others would like to have. A few weeks ago, my Bank of America Online account started offering a new feature called Zestimate, from Zillow.com bundled into its’ on-line portfolio section. If you’re already a BofA customer with online access, you probably know about [...]
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I am currently away on vacation and David @ MoneyNing.com volunteered to write a guest article for me. David writes about personal finance topics that concentrate on “personal” just as much as “finance”. For more articles that help you live healthy financially and mentally, visit his blog or subscribe to his RSS feed. I just [...]
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The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting cooler. This means two things: flu season is coming and higher heating bills are on their way. Here are some ways to combat these costs: Save money on flu shots Last fall I wrote about how to save money on flu shots. Many companies provide [...]
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I hate waste. I don’t like wasting time, resources, or money. In looking for ways to save money, I often try to determine if something is worthy buying instead of renting. (Note: I am not talking about houses in this discussion; very different set of rules). Most recently this came into play when my wife [...]
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