My son has the awesome Digital Football Coin Bank. He uses it to collect and count “spare change”. A couple of months ago, he and his grandfather started a contest – to see who could be the first to collect $100. My son won. Handily. So, building on his new found enthusiasm for saving money, I asked him if he…
Category: Saving Money
Achieving Financial Goals – The Process Remains The Same
I do not like distractions. When I am working on an article, I don’t want to listen to music. When I am watching television, I do not want to hear the noise of the dish washer. My mind is of the proverbial “one-track” variety. Multitasking is not for me. When it comes to the management of our finances, I find…
How I Save Money On Electricity
Over the past few months, I’ve been working hard to save money on our monthly power bill. So far, here’s what I’ve done – I replaced most of the incandescent light bulbs in our house with compact fluorescent light bulbs. I found a big box of compact fluorescent bulbs on sale at our local hardware store and quickly purchased them. …