You have until December 31st to spend your elections to your Flexible Spending Plan (FSA).You have until March 31st to submit receipts for reimbursements though. If you're unfamiliar with an FSA, it's a pretax spending plan for medical expenses like … [Read more...] about Spend your remaining FSA Dollars!
Unsurprisingly, to many people, "frugality" is synonymous with "cheap" or "stingy". You hear about your frugal grandparents when they lived through the Great Depression, pinching every penny just to make ends meet and stay alive. But what about when … [Read more...] about What is Frugality?
I was directed by a Snopes article to a commentary written by Ben Stein at Yahoo Finance about why America needs to bail out the big 3 automakers (Ford, GM and Chrysler). I do recognize both sides of the argument (for and against the bailout), and … [Read more...] about Ben Stein’s reasons to bail out Detroit
Around Thanksgiving, I wrote a little humor article called "Being More Thankful than Those Little Brats!" where I talked about the "hardships" of my childhood. For example, using a rotary phone, or not having a cell phone or the internet. A friend … [Read more...] about Everything is amazing, but nobody is happy
Just wanted to quickly mention a giveaway over at Christian PF where he's giving away an iPod Nano, iPod shuffle, audiobook, paper book, tax software, budget software and cooking utensils. Entering isn't as easy as just leaving a comment; rather, … [Read more...] about Win iPods, Books and More [Contest Giveaway]
Autoblog reported today that it's expecting Toyota to post a losing year this coming March when its fiscal year ends. This will be only the second time in its 71 year history that Toyota has reported a loss. The first time was after its first year of … [Read more...] about Toyota set to post its second yearly loss ever
CNN just published a story about the decline of malls threatening communities, but they left out an important side effect of malls closing. Before I tell you (or you guess from the title), I'll recap the article. It talks about the huge number of … [Read more...] about Dead Stores = Dead Malls = Unruly Teens in Your Hometown!
Are you a renter? Do you have renter's insurance? No? STUPID! Ok, now that you know you're stupid, let me explain. Why you should get renter's insurance 1. You're stuff is valuable! Go around your apartment and start adding up the replacement … [Read more...] about Why you should get renter’s insurance
