Tag Archive: Frugality

Rebates Suck

About a month ago, I bought a new laptop. The old one still works, but it’s kind of slow, and kind of in demand, especially when Kid #1 has friends over. When I need to get on the computer and whip up some side-hustle money, I shouldn’t have to fight with kids and deal with…

Ten Easy Ways to Cut Spending at Home

With the sorry state of the economy over recent years, most home-owners are looking at ways to cut down on monthly spends without being frugal. These are ten simple steps to save your household £100s without missing out on home comforts; Invest in ISAs. Taxes are becoming a bigger pain than ever before, the only…

4 Ways We Keep Wasting Money

Image by Getty Images via @daylife MSN Money has an article up on common ways money is wasted.    Here is my spin. We(as a species) tend to do a great job of wasting money.   Between inertia and the emotional pain of cutting off something we have gotten used to–whether it be Netflix or a 3rd…

8 painless ways to save money

I saw this list on US News and thought I’d give my take on it. Get healthy. They are right.  It is cheaper to be healthy…in the long run.   Short-term, eating crap food is cheaper and obesity doesn’t get expensive until you are older.   But remember, long-term planning is important.  I intend to enjoy my…