It’s here! The 3 year anniversary of My Dollar Plan! And to celebrate, we’re giving away the first of My Favorite Things… Amazon Gift Cards. If you’ve followed me over the last three years, you know that I have an obsession with Amazon lightening deals during the holidays! So it’s only natural that Amazon gift [...]
Many times I have signed up for membership and loyalty programs only to be barraged with worthless emails and advertisements for years afterwards. In fact, every year or so I go through my email account and unsubscribe from at least five of these programs. But some membership and loyalty rewards programs are well worth joining [...]
Have You Tried Once a Month Cooking?
Posted byWhen Jill mentioned once a month cooking, yesterday in 6 Ways to Change the Impact of Food on your Budget, I got sucked in and spent a bunch of time reading about once a month cooking. We all know I am not a good cook, even though I try. (Although I have mastered Sue’s frugal [...]
In just a short month we’re going to be kicking off year number four at My Dollar Plan! It’s been an incredible journey, and I couldn’t have done it without the best readers in the world. Thanks, everyone! I thought it would be fun to celebrate with the My Dollar Plan readers, Oprah style. You [...]
Will You Pay for College for Your Kids?
Posted byLately, I’ve been working on planning for college expenses for our three kids (ages 1, 3, and 4). We stopped contributing to their 529 plans a few years ago, as I felt they were fully funded. Now, I’m working on optimizing the investments and planning for all the tax impacts and strategies. At this point [...]
