My wife and I had been looking forward to having dinner with friends all week. We were going to a semi-fancy restaurant that I had never been to before. We were seated immediately as we had made reservations, and handed menus. As I … [Read more...] about Restaurants That Serve Family Style: 3 Ways To Control Your Bill
With school supplies purchased, lunch account funded, and new clothes purchased and neatly hung up in the closet or put away into dresser drawers, I thought we had passed the hump of extra spending usually associated with the start of a new school … [Read more...] about I Need a Teenager Maintenance Fund
You’re frustrated. You’re barely making ends meet and you’re sick of living paycheck to paycheck. It’s time to turn your financial life around. But where should you start? The internet is full of information that can help you save. The … [Read more...] about 5 Frugal Strategies that Will Save You Big Bucks
How much do you spend on groceries each week? If you ten different people that question, they'll most likely all spit back a number fairly quickly, but what each person defines as “groceries†may be entirely different. My family budgets $125 … [Read more...] about Increase Your Budget Accuracy by Breaking Down The Definition of Groceries
Five inches of fresh snow, followed by wind gusts up to 50mph meant we weren't going anywhere. Together with the other families we were on a midwinter vacation with, we shelled out the money for another night's stay at the hotel. When we … [Read more...] about Stuck In a Snow Storm – What Would You Do?
I knew it was a bad idea even as I backed out of the driveway. I was heading to the grocery store late on a Saturday afternoon to do our usual shopping for the upcoming week. My fears were confirmed as I pulled into a jam packed … [Read more...] about Afternoon Grocery Shopping Can Bust Your Budget
My wife is trying to lose some weight, and has been investigating a handful of weight loss products. Some friends of hers have been using a particular line of products, and have experienced spectacular results. My wife … [Read more...] about Financial Freedom Isn’t Temporary
I didn't want it to happen again this year, but it did. This year was supposed to be the one where we started saving for Christmas early so by the time November flipped on the calendar we had a wad of cash saved up to buy gifts for our son, each … [Read more...] about Budgeting for the Holidays Late, Again
