by Laura Martinez | Banking
This past month I’ve working on cutting back expenses in two areas – gasoline spending and eating out. For the gas money, I’ve been running a contest to see who can get the best gas mileage of their cars. It’s encouraged me to look at my...
by Laura Martinez | Investing
Last Friday Facebook went public in a big way. However it wasn’t the big splash some were expecting. Shares were set at $38 and for just a brief part of the day, it was up to $42. By the close of the market, share prices were practically back to where they...
by Laura Martinez | Eating Out and Groceries
One of the most common complaint I’ve heard when discussing eating better foods is about how expensive it can be. I can say that at times it does seem that way with foods when we started thinking about it a couple of years ago. While we wanted to save money, we...
by Laura Martinez | Banking
A long time friend of mine brought up something I hadn’t considered with banking – how balancing one’s checkbook has become a lost art and how it’s costing people a ton of money with bank fees. For example when she worked at a bank there were a...
by Laura Martinez | Life and Travel
As final exams are being given out and summer break coming up so quickly, finding some weekend getaways and cheap vacations are on the minds of many college students’ (and soon to be grads). Road Trips – Cheap and Fun If you’re looking at exploring...