One of the men standing by the front door asked if I needed help with my bags as I got out of my car at the hotel. I politely declined and went inside to check in. I grabbed one of the wheeled carts in the lobby on my way back out to my car. Without … [Read more...] about 4 Unexpected Hotel Expenses That Can Break Your Vacation Budget
I experienced a couple of things over the weekend relating to money, finances, and frugality that made me shake my head and I wanted to share them with you. I thought this may actually be a cool thing to do from time to time, as we all … [Read more...] about Financial Head Scratchers – First Edition
My wife and I reviewed our budget before the weekend to get on the same page with bills that were to be paid and how much we had left in discretionary funds. After crunching the numbers I felt great about where we were at. Bills paid, money in … [Read more...] about What Happens When Couples Disagree About How To Spend Their Money?
Yesterday, the Government of the United States of America began the process of shutting down all nonessential operations. The sticking point between Republicans and Democrats is the Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare). The House of … [Read more...] about Government Shutdown: Congress Fails Americans, Embarrasses Itself
I was walking through the grocery store, checking items off the list as they were found and put in the cart. It was a rather uneventful grocery shopping trip, until I went down the chip isle. I picked up a bag of store brand … [Read more...] about Marketing Tricks: Smaller Packaging Will Cost You More!
“What are you doing with all that extra money we're not spending on gas?†This was the question posted on Facebook by my local television station referencing the recent decline in gasoline prices. My response would have been, … [Read more...] about Budgeting Tip: Pay No Attention to the Price of Gasoline
My mother-in-law was trying to make a call with her cell phone, but it froze up. She wanted to turn it off and on to try to bring it back to life, but since the power button was broken she had to remove the battery to power her phone … [Read more...] about Save Money By Sharing a Mobile Plan
I looked at my cards, and confidently pushed a small stack of chips to the middle of the table. My opponent flipped his cards and smiled. His full house beat my two pairs. I'm not in Las Vegas, or even in a local casino. It's poker … [Read more...] about Cheap Entertainment: Poker Night
