The Big Reveal: Did We Meet our Goal of Saving 50% of Our Take Home Pay in 2011?

In a word, no. But what a great experience! I always believe that you should shoot for the heavens because when you miss you will still fall among the stars—and the stars are a beautiful place to be. Here is a great example of this in action: in 2010 we had a personal savings rate [...]

Frugal Confessions is a Finalist in the Plutus Awards!

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! I am honored to announce that Frugal Confessions has been voted to the Finalists for Best Frugality Blog in the Plutus Awards! Winners will be announced at the Financial Blogger’s Conference in Chicago, where I will be traveling on October 1-2nd. If you enjoy my writing, have learned from my writing [...]

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 [...]

Article Roundup – I’m Back from Austria Edition

Hello Everyone! Well, we are back in the U.S. What a refreshing time off, and a great honeymoon in a gorgeous location. Some of the highlights of our trip include: a trip into the Bavarian Alps (we were right down from Eagle’s Nest, a home built for Hitler…eerie), weiner schnitzel and apple streudel, walks and [...]

Frugal Confessions is On the News!

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! I am pleased to announce that I was featured on Channel 13 news in a segment based on my article on the Cheapest Store to Buy Your Thanksgiving Meal. As always, thank you all for your continued readership, support, and comments!

Frugal Confessions Around the Web

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! I am proud to have been accepted as a member of one of the Top Personal Finance Sites, Yakezie.com. My guest post is scheduled to appear on Monday (October 25th) went live today, and it is mainly an introduction of myself to the group of Yakezie Personal Finance Bloggers. If you’d like [...]

Update – We Did Not Move Into a New Home

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! I am using a plugin on my website to recycle some of my older posts because I have so many new readers that did not get to read them the first time around. However…today’s was about the move into our new home. Whoops (thanks for pointing that our Derek)! We are [...]

DIY Laundry Room Renovation Results

Does it seem like it’s been a long time since we started our laundry room renovation, promising to publish the results? Well…it seems like forever to us since we began in December 2009 on one of the smallest rooms in our home. Here we are on reveal day, 9 months later, and I have much [...]

Updates: Giveaway Winner, Frugal Confessions on the News, Debt Check-up

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! Some exciting things going on that I want to update everyone with. I have updated the Debt Reduction button on my website…and can finally declare that Paul and I are non-mortgage DEBT-FREE!!!! Be sure to read all about it. Frugal Confessions is on abc news (Channel 13, KTRK) discussing how to [...]

Blog Updates

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! Just wanted to give you all the heads up that (you may have noticed) I am making a few changes to my blog. Nothing drastic, but I think they will enhance the experience. Please note that the buttons up top are not functional yet–they do go to a page, but the [...]

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