My current FD principal is $12,420.39! Yay!
So, I guess it’s time to set a mini-goal for March. I think getting my principal to under $11,850Â by March 31st sounds reasonable… not too easy, and not too hard. I love watching the principal melt away. [...]
Do any of you readers like Starbucks? I received a $15 gift card there for Christmas, but the closest Starbucks is still pretty far away, and I don’t really care for coffee anyway. So I’ve decided to sell it online, for $10 plus $1 S&H. Email me at silantrosquirrel at aol dot com and I’ve [...]
All of us make assumptions in life. Sometimes it’s in big things (career, friends, religion, politics, race, world views, etc.), and sometimes it’s in little things (”I thought you took out the garbage last night!”). Sometimes we need to challenge our assumptions to make sure they are still right for us, or if they were [...]
Most energy-saving tips are catered toward homeowners, who have greater flexibility in what they can and can’t do to save energy. Instead of following that road, these tips will work for everyone - so apartment folks, pay attention. That is, if you want to spend less money on electricity every month. Note: I’m not big [...]
If you’re not selling your photos and just want to print some extra prints off, you’ll want to read this. My wife and I, thanks to a generous gift from one of our parents, have made the switch to full time digital picture taking. A side effect of that is that we now save a [...]
It’s only a few days old, but a site called The Free Geek posted a great article entitled The Geek’s Guide to Getting Free Stuff. Talk about your all time great lists of ways to get free stuff.
Frugal folks need to check this out! Being a bit of a geek myself, I [...]
Ever been shopping on Amazon and find yourself a few dollars short of the $25 needed for free shipping? I know I have. And I can never find an item that is just enough to help me out.
If you think about it, finding an item that’s $3.48 to make it to $25 is [...]
Everyone has seen one and most have probably bought one. They’re eBooks. On just about any topic you can imagine. They’ve all got a catch title and promise riches, secrets, and success. But do they really? You’ve got to buy them to find out. Or do you.
Floodle is run by a man who buys the [...]
This one’s for all you super uber frugal people out there. You and anyone else who wants to save a little money. Ugenie is your next shopping site.
You’ve never seen a shopping site like it. They specialize in bundling items together from different merchants to find your best price. Currently, they search 35 merchants. Consider [...]
Every year around this time people swarm to their favorite store to get the best deals of the year. The day after thanksgiving has become known as Black Friday. Despite the nasty connotations that the name Black Friday brings up, the real reason for it’s name is because it is traditionally the day that retailers [...]
