So this week, no less than four blog carnivals were gracious enough to feature my posts. Here’s the rundown:
Carnival of Personal Finance #150 - Hosted by Lazy Man and Money and featuring my post How much is a penny worth?
Carnival of Debt Reduction #137 - Hosted by Broke Grad Student and featuring my post The [...]

I think you already know this if you’ve glanced through my blog before, but I’ll say it once more: I’m cheap and proud! I think living cheap is beautiful and freeing and tons of fun. But cheapness does have its limits, and there are a few isolated things I won’t skimp on. Here’s a list [...]

The economic stimulus payments that most Americans will get are already hitting bank accounts. It was originally estimated that the payments wouldn’t be processed until at least June, so this governmental efficiency should really be applauded. I haven’t gotten my check yet. What about you?
The whole idea of the payments is that people will [...]

I’m really into sweating the small stuff. Big stuff is worth sweating too, but you know, a bunch of small things put together make a big thing. This explains why I bother with online coupon codes, why I book and rebook my airline reservations, why I bought an Entertainment Book, and why I do a [...]

MyPoints is a program that gives you points for doing various stuff online and allows you to redeem those points for gift certificates. I signed up about a month ago, and so far my experience has been good.
The point-earning opportunities are pretty simple. I get emails in my Inbox each day inviting me to look [...]

So I recently happened across this pretty neato BankRate.com article entitled Extreme savers share their secrets. I’m always interested in extreme savings strategies; some of the tips mentioned in the article are super-obvious Tightwad 101 material, but others are a bit more unique, and I learned a few new things. Here’s a brief rundown of [...]

Cars are antithetical to the cheapskate lifestyle. They suck money like an engine-powered Hoover and I really wish I didn’t have one. It’s just that the alternative - lack of freedom to go where I want when I want - is even worse. So I have a car. I actually like my car; I just [...]

So my recent post How to fly really cheap on Southwest was featured in the 122nd Festival of Frugality blog carnival. Thanks to the organizers of the carnival and to On Financial Success, which is hosting the carnival this time around. Blogmaster Aaron has written has written up a nice narrative introduction for all the [...]

So the Carnival of Personal Finance was nice enough to feature an article of mine (How to work at McDonald’s and retire rich) in their latest edition, which is hosted over at The Happy Rock. A big thanks to the organizers of the Carnival and to Happy Rock blogmaster Frank.
This time around, the Carnival features [...]

Personal finance commentator Dave Ramsey says that “responsible use of a credit card does not exist,” and advises consumers to cut up their credit cards. Check out his article “The Truth About Credit Card Debt,” in which he elaborates on these views, here.
In general, Dave Ramsey offers solid financial advice, but I humbly disagree with [...]