Money

Getting Back to Frugal

Hello. My name is Ida and I am a frugal fraud. There. I said it. When our family was going through its tightest financial times, I was a cost cutting, value adding, coupon clipping, laundry detergent making (ok so I still do this!) picture of frugality. I swore that our family would be that way [...]

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Are you “just”ifying your future away?

You know what I realized the other day?  The word “JUST” is an evil word we use to excuse everything.  Seriously.  When someone makes a hurtful comment and you call them on it, what’s the standard reply? “I was JUST kidding, jeez.” What about when you’re in the middle of working hard on something and [...]

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Why I Love Mint.com – And You Should Too

*This is not a compensated review.  I am a Mint.com user.* How do I love Mint.com, let me count the ways… For most people (not me) dealing with finances is a pain in the tush.  Very few people really enjoy checking up on their money every single day.  Mint is designed with both the number [...]

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What if You Were Laid Off Today?

Since Mark’s layoff in 2007 and starting this blog in 2008, I have spent what amounts to actual weeks of my life budgeting and cutting expenses.  I’ve clipped coupons, made our own laundry detergent, replaced our old light bulbs with CFLs, worn layers and used extra blankets in the winter, and kept windows open and [...]

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Great Gift Idea or Just Plain Tacky?

I got an email this morning from one of my sisters, linking to an interesting article by Valerie Hoff of 11 Alive.  The article discusses a new kind of Gift Registry website called Billpay Registry.  The premise is that you register to ask your family and friends to send money to pay your bills instead [...]

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