Plain, practical advice for living a debt-free life.
So I discussed in my last post the idea of trying to look on the bright side of the terrible inflation that we have endured over the past several years. And while the inflation has slowed, the pain is still Continue reading
If you are like me, you have had it up to your ears with this awful inflation. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen initially proclaimed that it was merely a transitory inflation when it began years ago. Needless to say, Continue reading
If you do not believe in hell, you have little experience with air travel. Unfortunately, I have such experience, lots of it. I know painfully, horribly well the cycle of disappointment, frustration, anger, and extreme physical and mental exhaustion that Continue reading
I m usually a big fan of Target, and I go there often for groceries. Like most people, I prefer to knock out all grocery shopping at once since it is one of those tasks I really dislike. As such, I ve Continue reading
Last week I posed the question why would a thoughtful, responsible woman support Hillary Clinton. Aside from the patent phoniness about her, the endless list of head-shaking lies, her red herring platforms, and the sordid, humiliating history that she and Continue reading
Oops, Donald Trump has done it again. He has enraged the women voters by saying that Hillary Clinton “plays the woman card” and suggesting that she would receive less than five percent of the vote were she a man. Aside Continue reading
There s a good article appearing on msn.com today concerning the secret shame of the middle class. Written by Neal Gabler for The Atlantic, it begins by revealing a surprising statistical find by the Federal Reserve Board: that 47% of American Continue reading
If you read this blog, you already know the importance of thinking it through in order to make a choice that is not only frugal but practical. When it comes to transportation, for example, we see that motorcycles really do Continue reading
A popular website that touts the virtues of simple and frugal living is Mr. Money Mustache. The site shares the philosophy of a thirty-something (maybe forty or so now) computer engineer who retired young and now lives the good life Continue reading
Here is another one of those no brainer ideas for saving money: do it yourself. More than a long heralded principle of frugal living, DIY has become quite the vogue fad in the 21st Century. With the advent of home Continue reading