An Experiment: Using Walmart’s New Price Match Policy

In a world tipped in the favor of retailers and manufacturers due to the  recent uptick in media attention on consumer dishonesty and fraud, Walmart has chosen to not only simplify its price matching policy, but to choose to trust consumers on their word with their new price match policy.  Granted, this was not a [...]

Even the Richest among Us are Not Immune to the Five Laws of Gold

About a year ago I picked up a used copy of The Richest Man in Babylon at our local JCC’s book sale. Talk about a great example of purchase cost not equaling value obtained—I only paid $0.50 for a book that will continue to guide my financial decisions for the rest of my life.                 [...]

Frugal Confessions Friday – Frugal Living

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! Here’s my frugal confession of the week: About two weeks ago I had a Monday off and it was the first time in a long time that I didn’t work myself to the bone on our bathroom renovations. This was because they were nearing completion! To celebrate (and for a break), [...]

Things You Probably Pay for that You Can Get for Free

This is a sponsored guest post. We accept many small expenses as part of our everyday lives. But there are some things you probably pay for that you can get for free. Many of these costs can be avoided with a little research. Here are some good places to start: 1. Online Courses: Since the [...]

New Coupon Fine Print

Have you taken a look at your coupons lately? I mean besides just to see which ones you want to clip and use and which ones to pass on? I did recently and found some very interesting new language included in the fine print section of several coupons. I am not sure when the new [...]

We Were Scammed on Craigslist: How to Protect Yourself

We’ve been scammed! Thank goodness we did not send any money. It started innocently enough: we listed our item on Craigslist at a starting price of $500. I expected to snag a few interested buyers before zeroing in on the one who would play the negotiation dance to a price we could both agree on. [...]

Frugal Confessions Friday – Frugal Living

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! Here is my frugal confession of the week: Our car insurance six months renewal was up and I had received several emails from our insurance agent asking me to call so that we could go over our information. Because we’re in renovation-mode, I’ve had no desire or time to do so. [...]

Mid-Year Goals Checkup

One of the most profound messages I have ever heard was on a beer commercial. Written across the screen was something like this, “If you wait to live on the weekends, then you are missing out on 2/3 of your life.” This was powerful beyond the marketers’ attempt to sell us beer on weeknights. It [...]

The “We-Can-Finally-Park-A-Car-in-Our-Garage” Renovation

Some of my childhood dreams were idealistic and beautiful in nature—becoming a millionaire so that I could feed the poor of the world, world peace—things you hope to hear from an innocent child untouched by the realities and sometimes bitter ironies of our world. And then there were my other dreams that were very specific [...]

Frugal Confessions Friday – Frugal Living

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! Here is my frugal confession of the week: We’ve been renovating for the last month and one week (photos to come!). For anyone who has renovated in the past, you know this means that the rest of the house goes untouched, gathers dust, the dishes mound, laundry piles build up, and [...]

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