Three Tips to Keep You Safe Shopping Online

by | Uncategorized

The following is a guest post. After years of dealing with hostile Black Friday crowds, fighting with people over gaming systems, and long lines in the checkout counter, the majority of shoppers have turned to online shopping. Most consumers have made a purchase of...

Top 3 Tips to Stay Within a Food Budget

by | Budgeting

Mr. BFS and I have been slipping with our food budget over the last couple of months.  But now the holidays are over, we’re getting back to our normal routines.  Here is how we are trying to stick to our $500 a month or less food budget. Document It Our first order of...

How to Stop Digging that Financial Hole

by | Making Money

Everybody in the personal finance world seems to know that step #1 to almost anything personal finance is to have an emergency fund.  But what do you do if you don’t have one yet, are living paycheck-to-paycheck, and need to get out of the hole before you dig it...

My Favorite Deals

by | Restaurants

I love eating out.  Seriously.  Mr. BFS cooks a fantabulous dinner, but we like treating ourselves too.  Lately, we’ve spent a pretty penny on housing, so we are trying to cut back everywhere else.   Here’s how we’ve been pulling it off lately. Restaurant.com I...