I am facing a very difficult game of will-power with myself: giving up going to coffee shops to study. I figure I spend about $3 an hour on average when I study at a coffee shop. If I’m studying there every day, even for an hour, that ads up to $21 per week. $21 is [...]
Archive > November 2008
“Hidden” Expenses
Are there any hidden expenses in your life that chip away at your bank account? Expenses that don’t seem like much, or seem non-negotiable, until you add up their monthly cost? Here are some of mine: (All totals are rough estimates.)
Pop and snack before work: $100 per month
Couldn’t I just bring a snack from home, [...]
Party Like it’s 1999…or Deflation Devastation?
“Deflation” is a term defined commonly as “a reduction in the general level of prices sustained over several months, usually accompanied by declining employment and output”. The very word itself strikes fear in the hearts of some people (like economists, day traders, business owners who sell their wares to their countrymen, and those with a [...]
Save Money on Holiday Gifts
I heard an interesting trend on the radio this morning: Gift card purchases are way down for this year. The reason is that people are spending less on gifts, but they don’t want the gift receivers to know it. A gift card advertises the amount you spent, whereas a physical gift can appear to be [...]
Talkin’ Turkey: Where to Find the Best Deal
Greetings Fellow Readers,
This week, you probably noticed that nearly all of the grocers are providing door-busting-deals on turkey. For the week of 11/17/08, here are the best prices I’ve found within the metro:
Cub Foods: $0.57/lb WITH AN ADDITIONAL $25 PURCHASE (find the coupon in the circular at the store)
Rainbow Foods: Frozen Jenni-o at $0.58/lb WITH [...]
Chillin vs. Illin: Today’s Light-in-the-Dark
Okay People,
If you’re anything like me, this nagging/aching economy stuff combined with the turning weather can make for some gross anxiety. If you’re NOT a worry-wort like Yours Truly, then you probably know someone who is, so read on anyways.
Today’s topic is meant to create a bit of calm. Just a tiny bit. Enough to introduce some [...]