by Libby Balke | Save, Save, Save
There was a time – not so long ago – when I’d do anything to save a buck. Drive to the far side of town to pump the cheapest gas into my SUV’s tank? Absolutely. Choose to shop at the grocery store that was a few miles farther down the road to...
by Libby Balke | Save, Save, Save
Each year, I get an invoice from XM, the satellite radio company with whom I’ve had a subscription – one of my few admitted luxuries – since buying my car in 2009; a three-month subscription came complimentary with the vehicle. Each year, that...
by Joe Edward | Save, Save, Save
Hi! The following is a guest post from Crystal’s younger sister, Ambi. She’s a recent college graduate and just started her first post-college career. I currently live in a suburb of Houston with my awesome older sister (Crystal’s comment: awwww). I have to commute...
by Libby Balke | Invest, Invest, Invest, Save, Save, Save
What would you do with an unexpected gift of $13,000, one that came with absolutely no strings attached? That’s the question I asked you a few months ago, after my grandmother gave my husband and me $13,000 in cash as she tried to find a way to avoid a potential...
by Libby Balke | Save, Save, Save
For years, I accumulated more than a dozen tupperware tubs full of children’s clothing, old toys, obsolete baby gear, and household paraphrenalia in my home’s attic. I knew I wanted to donate a lot of it to charity and use my contribution as a tax...
by Libby Balke | Save, Save, Save, Uncategorized
My husband and I are at the point in our lives where it seems like everyone we know is getting married: his cousins, my cousins, our friends from high school, college sorority sisters and football teammates, co-workers. You name it, they’re tying the knot this...