Category: Money

Saving Money By Buying Whole Chicken

Saving Money By Buying Whole Chicken

We’re still on a really tight budget here. There’s just so much to recover from after my husband was out of work for so long. I don’t exactly trust to the stability of his new job either, as it’s in the travel industry. Not exactly prime for this kind...

When Financial Advice Just Isn't Helpful

When Financial Advice Just Isn't Helpful

I came across an article today on CNN on living paycheck to paycheck. So far as I can see, the tips it gives are pretty typical. Give up the luxuries such as eating out or cutting back on transportation costs. Great ideas if you have those expenses, but what...

How Hard Can It Be to Get a New Laptop?

How Hard Can It Be to Get a New Laptop?

While driving my son to speech therapy 3 mornings a week, I keep hearing this ad for Blue Hippo, a company that is targeting people who have too poor of credit to get that utterly vital laptop. They really talk it up. Drives me nuts. Typical offer for people...

How Much Should At-Home Parents Worry About the Economy?

How Much Should At-Home Parents Worry About the Economy?

By now I don’t think it’s news to anyone that our economy here in the United States is in a mess. A big mess. A miserable, what the **** were they thinking kind of mess. In other words, yes, the bailouts displease me. The collapse of so many major...

Are the Little Things Eating Up Your Budget?

Are the Little Things Eating Up Your Budget?

I’ve written often enough about saving money. There are some standard tips just about anyone will give you – cut the cable bill, drop to either just land line or cell phone, spend less at the grocery store. And of course, quit buying coffee at the coffee shop. Each...