Our budget buster? Restaurants. We eat out a lot for the convenience, great food, and because we really aren’t very good cooks. We also hate to grocery shop. Enough excuses already. If you dine out, it’s always good to save money. We have used some of the following tips lately to reign in the spending [...]

Posted April 28, 2008 in Frugal | 11 Comments »

I recently asked readers to share their money saving tips. The responses were terrific! Here is a recap of the tips:

Posted April 7, 2008 in Frugal | 17 Comments »

We’ve been focusing on reducing our energy bill lately. For example, my husband has been looking into switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs.
In addition, our energy company is very proactive in sending us monthly mailers with tips and tricks to reducing energy consumption. See previous articles Ten Easy Energy Savings Tips and Energy Savings [...]

Posted March 27, 2008 in Frugal, Savings | 4 Comments »

I love free money. I checked my mailbox this weekend and was pleased to find a $10 gift card from MyPoints.
I had actually signed up awhile ago and had forgotten about the account. As I was going through a list of points programs that I belong to, I checked my MyPoints balance. I was surprised to see that [...]

Posted February 20, 2008 in Frugal, Quick Money | 2 Comments »

Sixteen personal finance writers put together an outstanding guide of finance material that spans a lifetime in the Money Matters for All Ages series. The entire series is also available to download in a free e-book. Here’s the highlights:

Posted January 26, 2008 in College savings, Credit cards, Debt, Frugal, Insurance, Investing, Kids, Retirement, Savings, Taxes | 10 Comments »