Blog

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  How to Save Money While Paying Off Debt? (4 Smart Strategies to Help)

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  How to Negotiate Medical Bills Over the Phone (Saved us $257)

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  How to Prioritize Savings Goals (the Mudslide Savings Technique)

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  33 Money Mistakes (Examples of Recovering from Financial Mistakes)

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  Are There Hidden Fees When Renting a Car? (Car Rental Hidden Fees)

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  Don't Be Afraid to Let Your Child Feel Some Financial Consequences

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  What Does it Mean When Someone Says Less is More? (Less is More Meaning)

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  I Broke a Guideline and Why You Should, Too

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  How Olympic Athletes Fund their Dream (and Support Themselves)

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  Blogger + Small Business Resources

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  Surviving {and Thriving} in My First Year of Self Employment + Action Steps for You

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  Here’s What the Car Wrap Scam Looks Like (Real Emails, Included)

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  How we’re Handling Health Insurance in Unemployment

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  Did You Know there are Federal Limits on the Amount of Withdrawals You Can Make from Savings?

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  Sync Your Mortgage Payment and Your Paycheck Cycle to Painlessly Pay Your Mortgage Off Early

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  10 Easy Ways to Save Money on Your Water Bill Next Month

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  12 Real Extreme “Gazelle Intense” Stories & Ideas (Get Inspired)

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  What to Do After Being Scammed (How Do You Report a Scammer)?

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  Retiring Early with Kids (Finding Financial Independence with a Family)

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  Self-Employment Update: Six Months after Taking the Leap

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  How to Fill Your Partner's Love Language Bucket (Without Spending a Dime)

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  It is Seldom True that You Get What You Pay For

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  Extreme Frugality: 9 Unbelievable Frugal Stories from the Recession

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  What I Learned about Amish Teenage Life from an Amish Father

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  The (Frugal) Nut Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree

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  Buy Experiences, Not Things (& Two More Ways Money Makes us Happy)

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  Blogging and Writing Full-Time: One Month Update

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  Get on Small Claims Court TV (Do Court Shows Pay the Judgments?)

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  7 Things Extreme Couponers Know about Coupons (that You May Not)

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  Blogging and Writing Full-Time: Financial Changes to Come

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  I Have Chosen to Chance the Rapids: Taking My Writing Full-Time

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  How Does an Interest-Bearing Checking Account Work?

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  30 Holiday Card Messages (Bonus: 29 Ways to Add Pizzazz! ?)

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  7 Ways I am Working Smarter

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  ANTM Financial Lesson No. 2: Money Does Not Hold You Back from Your Passion

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  Hosting Our Halloween Party for $3.46 per Guest

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  America’s Next Top Model Financial Lesson No. 1: Invoke what Makes You Tick

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  Oprah is Missing One Element in Her Definition of Luck

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  Clark Griswold Financial Lessons Learned over the Years

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  Financial Dishonesty in Marriage (& Repeated Financial Infidelity)

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  Use Olympic Inspiration to Help You Meet Your Money Goals

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  23 Cheap Ways to Decorate Your Office at Work (Fun Cubicle Ideas)