As some of my long-time readers know, we have 2 water heaters in our home thanks to the prior owners. One is a 40 gallon gas water heater upstairs that is for everything except the "new" bathroom the added. The 2nd bathroom has its own 30 gallon … [Read more...] about How you know your electric water heater is dying
Tithe Definition from Dictionary.com: tithe   [tahyth] noun, verb, tithed, tith·ing. noun 1. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded … [Read more...] about Why I don’t tithe (in the traditional sense)
If you've been wondering where I've been lately, I've been to Germany, working, been very sick and watching a lot of TV. You'll be hearing about a few of them in my upcoming articles because, regardless of their "reality show" genre, I've really … [Read more...] about What I learned from watching “Parking Wars”
(Guest Post by Shane of WeWearKhakis.com) A few weeks ago, I was let go from my job. Since then, my wife and I have kicked into ultra frugal mode. If we do not need it, we simply do not buy it. While we have seen cuts in all areas, the place where … [Read more...] about Cut Restaurant Spending and Learn to Love Dining In
Recently, we took a trip overseas to Germany for vacation. I was worried that we would get shafted on foreign transaction fees, currency exchange fees and ATM fees because we didn't have the right mix of banks and credit cards. However, after a … [Read more...] about How our “big bank” and credit union both helped us overseas
It seems every article I write lately has me starting out with something like "when I was growing up", but bear with me (note: a draft I have also starts that way, so you'll see it again soon)... When I was growing up (haha!), my mom would … [Read more...] about Two real-life examples of why emergency funds are important!
I really want to hear what you have to say on this, because recently we were invited to a few weddings where the grooms and brides were in their 30s (or very late 20s), had successful careers and maybe even their own homes. I got married when I … [Read more...] about Can you be too old to register for wedding gifts?
Ok, I'm a car freak. I have to announce that at the beginning of every article on here in case you're a first-time reader. Otherwise, you know I have a problem with cars. Luckily, I've been good the last few years, but let's go through a history of … [Read more...] about I was THIS [] CLOSE to buying a third car. Why I didn’t (but still might)
