Just last week I was wondering if we could be a single-income household mainly because Stacie's job is just too stressful and she feels like her boss and coworkers take her for granted (which they do). She spends and hour driving to work, 10 hours at … [Read more...] about Stacie got a positive review!
I was laying on the padded table at the rehab yesterday, doing back and leg stretches to fix my herniated disk when I realized something important: the steps to rehabilitate your body are similar to fixing your finances. Don't believe me? Well, … [Read more...] about Rehabilitate Your Finances
Just last week, I told you how the contract that I've been working on for the last 18 months has been killed by the client. I'm virtually "jobless", but I'm still employed. For now, until further notice, I'll be mixing use of paid vacation and … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned from a Failed Contract: Be Prepared
I've been holding onto this link for a little too long because it's a wealth of great ideas and took me a bit of time to get through. Hot on the tails of my own story of trying to limit gift-giving with our siblings, Penny Nickel at Money and Values … [Read more...] about Link Love: 14 Gifting Ideas
This morning, I opened up a mailer from our mortgage company and found a nice surprise. As a note, I fell asleep at 6:30pm last night and didn't wake up again until about 6:45am today. I wasn't really tired, so I'm not sure what happened. Stacie … [Read more...] about Our mortgage payment has decreased!
Two checks came in within the last week in relation to our Chevrolet Malibu that we sold in August: A check for $818 from the GM Protection Plan extended warranty. We purchased this extended warranty for about $1,400 new, before we knew that we … [Read more...] about More Cash Back from Our Chevy Malibu Sale
I've been wanting a chance to speak about finances with my cousins "Conner" and "Emily", and I finally got the chance this past weekend. While wandering around State College, PA, I asked both my 13- and 17-year-old cousins if they knew what a credit … [Read more...] about Talking money with my teenage cousins
This week, The Happy Rock hosted the 88th Festival of Frugality. The festival is a collection of articles about, guess what, frugality! Here are my favorites: Queercents asks whether non-holiday gifts are better appreciated. You can figure out my … [Read more...] about Best Frugality Articles from Festival of Frugality #88
