Life is not fair. We all have certain advantages and disadvantages, both earned and by chance. When trying to be frugal, recognize your unique opportunities. Ignore advice and/or common thought that tells you *should* save money by doing things a certain way, even when you don’t.
Examples:
Most people assume that the big box stores are less [...]
Archive > July 2009
Exploit your Unique Frugal Opportunities
Crawl before you Walk
I learned something recently: Curioisity is expensive. Every time I get excited about a new hobby, it costs me money.
Some hobbies are more expensive than others, but nearly all require money to get going. Often, the quality is crucial for your success.
It’s important to be able to step back, and think, what is the minimum [...]
Top 5 Ways to Stay Cool….for Cheap
Whattup?
I’ll be brief today, people. Here are the top 5 ways that I have found help me cool off a bit for less jing than an air conditioner…enjoy!
~Penny
1. Get a bowl (preferably stainless steel); fill with ice. Place in front of a fan.
2. Install a ceiling fan. True, this only make sthe room FEEL cooler—but [...]
We’re Going to the Show!
Greetings Readers,
Last night, I had the very distinctive pleasure of going to see the Cirque De Soliel show, “KOOZA” in downtown St. Paul, MN. Now, I’m not going to lie, here—the Cirque shows can get rather spendy. On the bright side, they’re offering discounted seats, kids seats, and a chance to win FREE seats. Just follow my [...]
Financial Milestones Cont’d: A look at “Typical Teen Tommy”
Word.
After writing a brief blurb yesterday about how you might compare your financial skillz with others in the “twenty something” age group, it seemed only right to go back and run my mouth about where a typical teenager might expect to be. Hell, I was a teenager *fairly* recently, right??
Anywho: if you are between the [...]