Monthly Archives: April, 2008
Day 33 of 33 Days and 33 Ways To Save Money and Reduce Debt: Remember to Live a Little
The following is a guest post from Paid Twice – who writes about debt reduction, life, and creating a healthy financial future. This post is also the long-awaited conclusion to my ‘33 Days And 33 Ways To Save Money And Reduce Debt‘ series. I want to thank Paid Twice for her awesome article – and [...]
Ideas For Your Income Tax Refund Or Stimulus Check
I’ll assume that many of you will be receiving an income tax refund and/or a stimulus check. Here are some suggestions for what to do with those checks – 1. Emergency Fund – I like to maintain an emergency fund equal to $500 per person in our family. We have 4 people, right now, soon [...]
Getting The Entire Family Involved With Managing Our Finances
I like to buy big-ticket items – new computers, new televisions, new lawn mowers. My wife likes to buy small-ticket items – and lots of them. We have two children (and a third on the way) and both of them like stuff – bubble gum, crayons, toys, dolls, video games, etc. So, how do we, [...]
Relaxing, Inexpensive Project For The Kids
My family and I are off to the local nursery, to pick up an inexpensive flat of flowers. We have two window boxes that rest on the banister outside our sun-room. My son will get to pick the flowers for one box, my daughter will pick flowers for the other. I have some potting soil [...]
