This week, I participated in no less than five blog carnivals. Thanks to all the webmasters and carnival organizers for their hard work.
My Carnival Submissions
Carnival of Debt Reduction #140 - Hosted by Prime Time Money and featuring my post How to ruin yourself financially in one easy step.
Carnival of Money Stories #60 - Hosted by [...]

Every now and then, I’ll sell things on eBay to make a little extra cash. I’ve been an eBay member for a number of years now and for most of those years I resisted purchasing a postal scale. I’d base my shipping charges around what seemed to be the going rate and let it stand [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

So it occurred to me recently that in this day and age, there is really no reason to pay your bills by mail. Doing so is wasteful in at least two ways: 1) you lose most of your ability to profit from float and 2) you’re forced to use stamps, which are getting expensive.
Theoretically, you [...]

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 [...]