Ideas for an inexpensive New Year's

As 2012 rapidly approaches, many of us turn our sights from the holidays to our New Year’s Eve plans. I, for one, do not go out on New Year’s Eve. I find it too expensive, too crowded, and I am terrified of drunk drivers. So I choose to stay home. I didn’t always feel...

A Million Bucks by 30: A Review

Leave a Comment I have to admit, sometimes I feel slightly out of my league. I know how to make a budget, I know how to live below my means and rein in my urges to blow a month’s worth of pay in one afternoon at my local Best Buy (and trust me, that urge...

Laptop Roulette

Leave a Comment So today I took a little trip to my local Best Buy to purchase a laptop. The ironic thing about this is that I owned a laptop no less than 2 weeks ago. No, it didn’t break or need replacing, I just realized that it had set in the same exact place...

Reducing Your Food Bill

Leave a Comment It seems people in America like to eat. They like to eat a lot. I like to eat a lot. Thus, they (and I, unfortunately), spend a lot of money on food. However, it is possible to eat lots of good food and not break the bank. Here are some ways I’ve...

Maybe I'm Just Paranoid

Leave a Comment Maybe I’m risk-adverse. Maybe I’m ultra-conservative. Maybe I’m just paranoid. Yeah, we’ll go with the paranoid one. Apparently I’m paranoid about all of the emergencies and unexpected things that can possibly crop up in...