Sifting Through Energy Company Offers in a World of Deregulation: Part 2

As stated in my previous article, there are a few areas where aggregate sites like Powertochoose.org fall short when comparing electricity providers. I’d like to make things a bit clearer by providing some of the missing information below (as of April 15, 2012).                 While collecting these, I had some interesting conversations with representatives. For [...]

Sifting Through Energy Company Offers in a World of Deregulation: Part 1

Two weeks ago while shopping for electricity I gave up. By “giving up”, I mean that after finding out I would be charged a $9.95 base rate each month our electricity use is under 300 kWh with renewal of our current contract (we’ve been under 300 kWh for the last 5 months), I attempted to [...]

Guests are Coming: Does the Entertainment Book or CityPASS Offer More Savings?

We are so excited and feel very blessed that our home was chosen for a Grossman reunion. In less than a week my Dad, Uncle Andy, Aunt Nancy, Uncle Glenn and Aunt Molly will be flying in from all areas of the country to collectively spend a week with us in Houston! Needless to say, [...]

Scrapbooking Does Not have to Cost a Small Fortune

I love to scrapbook. There is something about popping in a comfort movie and organizing my life into a book to be enjoyed throughout the rest of my years. And it’s not just about organizing photos into a photo album for me; I get to use my creative side and really bring the memories to [...]

A Frugal Date for Long Distance and Near Distance Couples

Most of my relationship with Paul has been long distance. We met in Japan in our 20s, fell madly in love, and spent the next several years traversing the globe every few months to be together. I once spent a long weekend in Japan with him, he flew to Maryland next, and then when his [...]

Superbowl Party Trays: Can You Save Money By Making Your Own?

When it comes to the Superbowl what I look forward to the most are the commercials, the socializing, and the food. I get a little choked up at the singing of the national anthem, and I can’t help but smile when seeing the players hit the field in all their glory. But my true enjoyment [...]

Filing Your Taxes for Free and Finding Free Tax Return Help

According to the 2011-2012 National Society of Accountants (NSA) survey on tax preparation fees, the average tax preparation fee for an itemized Form 1040 with Schedule A and a state tax return was $233 for the 2011 tax season. For non-itemizing taxpayers, the average cost for Form 1040 with Schedule A and a state tax [...]

How to Save Money on Dieting

Comparing diet program costs is one way to maximize the amount of money you have to spend on dieting (or to make you run the other way with your hard earned money). But there are many other ways to still get the results that you want without signing onto or at least without paying full [...]

Health Insurance Companies Give Financial Incentives for Good Habits

Since I discussed a “stick” approach my health insurance company began on January 1, 2012 by charging a higher premium for smokers than for non-smokers, I’d like to take the time to discuss a “carrot” incentive sponsored by them: a reward points program. And reward points mean free stuff! I am with Blue Cross Blue [...]

A Great Site to Sign up for Email Offers

Author’s Note: There are no referral codes in this article, and I have not been paid for my review. It’s just a great frugal tool! I’ve mentioned Magazines.com on this website before, but thought that it deserved its own post because I am just continually amazed at the amount of quality free and close-to-free items [...]

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