I'm going to justify this post as Personal Finance because what could be more expensive than having kids? Anyway, my wife and I feel like we're called to adopt. However, we haven't started "trying" for a natural birth yet (is there a better way to … [Read more...] about Adoption vs Natural Birth – We need your opinion!
While driving home to see my family last weekend, I got a call from my dad wondering if I was bringing home the truck. I was, and then he proceeded to tell me the heater and mattress in their 25 year old water bed finally gave up the ghost. They had … [Read more...] about Parents, Spending and Retirement – A tough combination
There's a reason we Personal Finance sites have disclaimers. We make mistakes too. Yesterday, I transferred a large sum of money from my recently opened HSBC Direct account to my Bank of America account in order to then take advantage of … [Read more...] about The stupid thing I did today
This past week, I had to ask myself "What did you get yourself into?" with offering Share the Love reviews to other writers. I've received quite a few link requests, and decided to only add a few of them for now. I didn't know my reviews were so … [Read more...] about Share the Love Review #4 – Money, Matter & More Musings
This is the second week in a row where one of our articles has "made it big" and we've gotten a surge in readership. Over 12,000 of you came to read my wife's Frugal Lunch article in one day, which made her very happy. And then this week, over … [Read more...] about Clever Dude’s Week in Review Mar 4-10, 2007
I got an email from a reader. Let's call him Bruce: Hey Mike! I’ve got one burning question for you, btw I thoroughly enjoy the down-to-earth style of the way you post news. I am currently 19 years old, but I am definitely already concerned … [Read more...] about Is hardcore budgeting at age 19 frugal, cheap, or SMART?
I've had my Pioneer stereo for about 12 years now, and the 6 CD changer for almost as long. The digital tuner knob would only tune downwards and the CD player sounded like a 747 taking flight. So when I saw the Sharper Image stereo my sister won … [Read more...] about Our FREE $300 Sharper Image Stereo Arrived
Earlier this week, I told you I got Comcast Digital Cable for 12 months for free. Plus they threw in 6 months of all the HBO and Starz channels and mailed me the self-install kit for free. They're giving it to us because we're basic cable subscribers … [Read more...] about Got my Free Comcast Digital Cable…It’s worthless
