One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to furnish my apartment in a financially responsible manner. Overall I’d call the resolution a success, but while I was working on it, I became a little too addicted to DIY blogs. There are some brilliant, skilled folks out there making magic happen that costs them next to…
It’s been a while since we’ve been really morbid over here, but Kassandra’s Financial Fire Drill reminded me that it’s time to work on my will. One of the perks of being young, single and having no children is that those free do-it-yourself wills are completely adequate for me. At least, the state of New…
Zero-Budget Christmas: The Almost Entirely True Story of Our Quest to Do Our Christmas Shopping Without Spending Any Money by Jason Anderson has been a real fun and easy read. To me, it read like an extended well-written blog post about different methods to keep your budget in check during the holiday season. It rehashes a…
As the month is drawing to an end, we’ll wind up our series with the easiest $5 gifts to get – teachers and hostesses. $5 does actually go a long way in this category. The problem is more what to do with those $5. In my experience, for the teacher in your life, you may…
Is it just me or are dad’s notoriously difficult to buy for? I mean, how many golf balls and ties can you get a guy? And does he really want those things anyway? My dad is definitely a tough one – there’s the cheaper end of the spectrum: the golf balls, ties and bags of…
Making a budget and diving into piles and piles of papers (or websites) with numbers that may make you want to curl up in a little ball and dry can be daunting. For some of us (meaning me), I need to dangle a carrot in front of my face to remind me of why…