Not Made Of Money

We’re in the final stages of preparing our taxes for last year.  We prepare our own taxes and have used Turbo Tax for years now.  Usually this is about a week long process from start to finish, as we take small steps daily towards getting it finished.  Being organized makes the process go quickly.  We have a [...]

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Today I made my first participation in the Freecycle program in my area and I am so glad that I did.  I signed up a while ago with my local Freecycle program.  I receive daily e-mails of items that people in my area would like to get rid of. 
What is Freecycle?
The Freecycle Network was started in [...]

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I recently borrowed from the library “The Complete Tightwad Gazette“, which is a compilation of all the newletters of the same name. This is my second or third time reading through this book. There is just a wealth of information and it seems that every time I read it, I find something in it that [...]

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In keeping with the theme of yesterday’s post how we do not have debt, I thought I would make a list of the top 10 ways that we save money.  Maybe these ideas will provide some inspiration for your own money saving ventures whether you want to pay down debt, build your emergency fund, or [...]

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No Credit Needed, a personal finance blog, has made an interesting post about debt profiles of personal finance bloggers.  Bloggers were asked to answer a short questionnaire regarding their use of debt, and the results were compiled in the following 4 categories: 
1.  Rate conscious borrowers.
2.  The practical borrowers.
3.  The housing borrowers.
4.  The non-borrowers.
Not Made Of [...]

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We’ve developed a method of saving money that we use when contemplating purchasing an item.  We call it our money saving system but it is really just a method that we’ve used for a long time.  It usually applies to the larger priced items, but the basics can also be considered for any purchase of any [...]

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Seems like there is a push here in Florida to do away with property taxes and increase the state sales tax by a few cents.  The current statewide sales tax is 6% with some counties being a half-penny or penny higher.  I saw one estimate that said the state sales tax could go as high [...]

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