Posts Tagged ‘don’t be cheap’

If Only We Could Stop Eating

Our first paycheck of the month melted away like ice cream on a Mexican beach. It was not because I failed my no-buy self-induced painful challenge (I will elaborate on this shameful event later this month). There was something else eating away at our paycheck. Quite literary, by the way.

We all know that the most important money management tool is knowing where your money goes. As soon as I noticed that our paycheck was performing a continual disappearing act, I tuned into Mint and took a very close look at our spending.

One particular item in our budget was flashing at(…)

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Stop Being Cheap and Invest In Yourself

The following post was featured in the following carnivals:
Yakezie Carnival at The Amateur Financier
Carnival of Financial Camaraderie at My University Money
Canadian Finance Carnival at Canadian Finance Blog
Carnival of Financial Planning at The Amateur Finacier
Carnival of Retirement at Retire by 40 

The following post was featured in a blog swap in November 2011 at My Personal Finance Journey. Now, that I have many more readers and much better exposure, I decided to publish it on my blog. 

I am a spender. But even big spenders like me have their limits. Sometimes I decide to make an effort to be frugal and save money. I compare different web(…)

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