Thanks to Single Ma for posting the links to various "Where's My Refund" sites, including Maryland's. By using the site, I was able to learn that my return was accepted, but that I was not getting my state refund! I could have waited for the letter … [Read more...] about I’m an Idiot: 2007 Tax Edition
Rounding out the "Keep Warm" topics of the Ways to Save Money Series (see Wear Socks or Slippers at Home), I'd like to inform you that there's a way to keep warmer and save money on heating costs with little or no additional monetary investment on … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #16: Bundle Up…at Home
Even though Stacie and I have a pact that we don't eat out for dinner on Monday-Thursday evenings (weekends are fair game), I'm enticed by this offer to help donate to the needy and get a decent meal in the Montgomery County, MD area. Even Ben and … [Read more...] about Help The Hungry – DINE OUT for Thanksgiving in February!!
This is part fifteen of the Ways to Save Money Series. Now that we're on the topic of keeping warm in your home (see Blocking Off Unused Rooms), let's look at a way to keep your body warm while you're hanging out in your home. In our home, we … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #15: Wear Socks or Slippers at Home
This is part fourteen of the Ways to Save Money Series. Now that I work from home one day per week due to school, I can't just have the heat down to our normal daytime temperature or I would be very uncomfortable. But running the furnace at our … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #14: Block-Off Unused Rooms
I just opened a letter from our student loan provider that's been sitting in a pile all week. I thought it was the monthly bill for Stacie's loan, but it turns out it was a notification. Here's what it said: WHY WE ARE CONTACTING … [Read more...] about Our Student Loan Interest Rate Went Down by 1%!
This past week, I was interviewed by Debt Kid for the LendingClub.com Blog. You can see the interview here. … [Read more...] about I Was Interviewed on LendingClub.com
Continuing with the Ways to Save Money Series, I'd like to present a method of saving money through what some people consider a disgusting method: Using a Handkerchief. Growing up, I had horrible allergies. The pets (dogs, guinea pigs, iguanas, … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #13: Use a Hanky
