Food Experiment: Can I Save Money on ‘Healthy’ Foods?
I am embarking on an exciting, new experiment based off of reader comments I received on my article “Cutting Down Your Grocery Bill By Playing the Grocery Game”. Each week several new coupon circulars come out in the Sunday papers, and I match these up to sales at different stores to get the most bang [...]
Are Dollar Stores Taking Advantage of the Dis-Advantaged?
I fondly remember the Dollar Store opening up its doors for business on the Main Street in Parkesburg, pop. 3,373. I was in my early teens, and so coming to this store with a few dollars of allowance was like hitting the jackpot! Suddenly, my money went a lot further than it had ever gone [...]
Food Experiment: My Trip to Wal-mart
Check out my original article in this series here. Wal-mart happens to be a fascination of mine. Any business that can start from a small store on the corner of a rural town and grow to practically encompass every small and large town across the U.S. is a topic of interest in my book, regardless [...]
Food Experiment: My Trip to Whole Foods with Coupons
I’ll confess, I typically only shop at Whole Foods a few times a year when I have been on the run and feel like picking up some fresh premade food for dinner. As far as shopping the actual aisles, I was unsure of what I would find in terms of cost. Before heading out the [...]
Update: Cashing in on the Billions of Change Americans Throw Away Each Year
I have to say…not much. From the beginning of July until the end, I managed to find $0.14. Here is the breakdown: one dime and four pennies. I have to say, I think there is a lot of competition here. There seem to be a decent amount of homeless people in certain areas of Houston, [...]
Cashing in on the Billions of Dollars in Change Americans Throw Away
As most of my readers know by now, I like to test things out with little experiments that revolve around money. The experiments are always fun, I learn something, and it indulges the go-getter desire within me (for the moment anyhow). My newest fascination has come from an article I remember reading several years ago. [...]
Bank It!: Saving Beyond Your Means
Read the first article in this series here to understand the outcome. As a synopsis: I am experimenting by setting a pool of money aside for the month of June ($500) for things like food, clothing, extras, entertainment, etc. Anything that I “save” (i.e. at the bottom of receipts when a store claims you have [...]
Botched Electricity Experiment
Something I have always erred on the side of caution with—without ever truly knowing the impact on our budget—has been residual electricity use on electronics that are plugged in, but not turned on. My nearly tyrant policies with unplugging any and all electronic devices when not in use began several years ago when I heard [...]
Bank It!
My most effective savings strategy is the monthly automatic withdrawals of a consistent percentage of my paychecks into my savings account. As the year goes on, I know that my account will continue to accumulate, barring any unforeseen natural disaster, lay-off or the like. Another great savings strategy that complements this principle is stockpiling products [...]
I have Joined the Yakezie Challenge!
