At the beginning of each weekend, my wife and I sit down to discuss our spending plan for the weekend. We talk about any plans we already have on the calendar, other things we'd like to do, and how much they cost. Sometimes we have … [Read more...] about 2 Ways For Couples To Resolve Spending Conflicts
Earlier this week I bragged how I purchased a sound bar for my wife at a discount of 60% off. Much of this discount was due to an open box discount. The good thing about open box deals is that a person can save a lot of money. The bad thing is, … [Read more...] about The Problem With Buying An Open Box Item……
My son came down the stairs, phone in hand, and showed me a gaming headset he had found on the internet. He stated that the headset was exactly what he was looking for, and since it was Cyber Monday he wanted to purchase them at the discounted price. … [Read more...] about How To Prevent Overspending This Holiday Shopping Season
On Thanksgiving morning people would pick up a copy of the weekend paper and spend the afternoon looking through the Black Friday ads for great deals as the holiday shopping season kickoff was upon us. That's changed quite a bit over the last few … [Read more...] about 4 Things To Keep In Mind On Black Friday
The pain was excruciating. I knew exactly what I had done as soon as I felt the burning sensation on the bottom of my foot. I had walked outside on my patio in stocking feet to dump the contents of my charcoal starter into my grill. In doing so, a … [Read more...] about Financial Decisions That Have Long Lasting Effects
I shut the door after putting several bags of groceries into the back of the van. I commented to my wife that the coupon served exactly its intended purpose. The look on her face signaled I was going to have to explain myself. The night before, my … [Read more...] about Coupons Aren’t Meant To Save You Money
Image courtesy of digitalart at FreeDigitalPhotos.net I remember the excitement I felt when we bought the tickets. My wife and I were out for dinner, and we had heard about the concert earlier in the day. While we were eating we decided we would … [Read more...] about If You Buy Concert Tickets Online, You NEED to Read This
I was at the gas station filling up our van before we left town. It had been awhile since the family bus had been washed, so I purchased a premium car wash as I swiped my card and went through the pay at the pump process. When the tank was … [Read more...] about Think Before You Spend
