Cash Spending in May Saved Me Money!

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...

Did You Invest in Facebook? (Should You?)

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...

Do You Balance Your Checkbook?

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...

Cheap Summer Break Getaway Ideas

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...

Improving Your Car’s Gas Mileage

Cars can be a big monthly expense if left unchecked. For us, we want to optimize our budget by minimizing total operating costs on our vehicles. With our car purchases we try to look at both how much the car costs upfront and how much it would cost to own it year...