You may be aware that several websites sell magazine subscriptions at prices greatly reduced from those offered by the magazines themselves. Sites like MagsForLess.com and MagsDirect.com are, in fact, pretty darn cheap. For example, a yearlong subscription to Rolling Stone will run you $14.97 when purchased direct from Rolling Stone, but just $8.99 through MagsForLess.
However, [...]

So a couple days ago I discussed the strategy I use to obtain the cheapest possible tickets on Southwest Airlines; just today I fired up Ding!, a proprietary piece of software Southwest uses to publicize special sale fares, to find that the airline is offering users of the software 15% off all travel from 8/23 [...]

In general, I don’t bother with using coupons. What?! you cry. And you dare call yourself a cheapskate?!
I find that it’s generally cheaper to buy store brand stuff than name brand stuff, with or without coupons. Now, there are people who successfully play games with double/triple coupons, and I’m certain this can be profitable, but [...]

I like flying Southwest. Their prices are good, their cancellation policy is one of the most liberal around, their customer service is generally friendly and helpful, and they don’t nickel and dime you with absurd fees. I know, this sounds like a paid advertisement, but it’s not. Other airlines are screwing up left and right, [...]

So I got to thinking the other day: you know, working at McDonald’s really isn’t so bad.
Wait a minute. Aren’t “McJobs” brainless, rote, and soul-destroying? Isn’t flipping fries all day an awful way to whittle away a lifetime?
Well, I look at it this way. I don’t work full time, but if I did work full [...]

It’s April 15th, tax day, and it seems like a great time to start a personal finance blog. I’ve been mulling this over for a while and I’ve decided it’s time to make it happen. There are already some great personal finance blogs out there (My Money Blog and Get Rich Slowly come immediately to [...]