Around where I live, gas is super expensive, so I always try to plan my gas purchases to coincide with car trips out of town. I know where to find pretty cheap gas close to some of the destinations I frequent, but you know what? Pretty cheap is not cheap enough! Especially in these days [...]

So I participated in four blog carnivals this week and was awarded with one editor’s choice. Thank you to all the webmasters who worked hard to put these carnivals together!
My Carnival Submissions
Carnival of Money Stories #59 - Hosted by Money Walks and featuring my post When bank account bonuses come back to bite you, which [...]

I like the idea of making your own stuff instead of buying it. I find that doing so is often not only frugal but fun. For instance, I often make my own yogurt and granola bars. It’s cheaper to make these things at home than it is to buy them at the store, and it’s [...]

Today, for a little change of pace, I’d like to tell you how to ruin yourself financially. Why choose financial failure over financial success? Well, there’s one main reason: it’s so much easier!
In fact, achieving financial ruin takes only one easy step: hope. All you have to do is hope with all your heart that [...]

The particular money-saving idea I’m about to present is a timely one. It’s beginning to get warm outside. Soon, the prospect of turning on the A/C will begin to nag at even the frugally-minded. So I’m just going to jump right in and make a suggestion some people might think is crazy:
Stop using the A/C.
I’m [...]

I used to have a friend who was incredibly cheap and swore by free haircuts at the local beauty school. It turns out that beauty schools are always looking for guinea pigs for the students to practice on, so if you have one in your area, try giving them a call. Not sure if you [...]

Among the many things I enjoy in life, opening up bank accounts takes a spot pretty close to the top. Huh? you say. Just what kind of sicko are you?
Well, okay, it’s not really that I enjoy opening up the accounts. It’s not really that I even enjoy having the accounts. It’s not that I [...]

So I participated in five blog carnivals this week… and was awarded an editor’s choice in two of them! Hooray!
My Carnival Submissions
Carnival of Debt Reduction #138 - hosted by Rocket Finance and featuring my post So what are you doing with your economic stimulus check?
Carnival of Money Stories #58 - hosted by Free From Broke [...]

Like many of us these days, I don’t have a land-line phone, which means I can’t use a regular fax machine, which means I either have to go to Kinko’s and pay wads of money to send and receive faxes, or find some roundabout free way of doing it. As luck would have it, there [...]

When’s the last time you stopped by a Blockbuster Video (or any other major rental chain)? Their prices are insane! You can expect to spend $3-$5 to rent a DVD that’s not even new - one you could most likely purchase yourself for less than $10. Doesn’t this sound a bit batty?
Luckily, it’s not at [...]