J Money over at Budgets are Sexy wrote a hilarious lil piece about whether showering together saves money. As funny as his piece is, I have to disagree. Tim and I save a ton of water showering together. In fact, I now schedule my showers to coincide with Tim's, so as to better save that precious agua.Of course, our water-saving superpower is made Continue Reading
Archives for February 2009
What does ‘budget’ mean to you?
Free From Broke posted recently with "Excuse Busters for Not Having a Budget." FFB then asked what other excuses we could think of. Being my opinionated lil' self, I chimed right in. I explained our current situation and said it was simply not possible to budget for the problems that crop up between the two of us and our health conditions. I Continue Reading
How to deal with debt collectors
This article had to be revamped big time.Don't get me wrong, it wasn't terrible. It actually had what I consider to be a nice lead-in, with good segues to the major points of debt collection. It was a very soft-peddle approach.But in light of recent events, it all just seemed hokey -- not to mention disheartening. So I say we break things down to Continue Reading
Do you hear that big, cosmic chortle?
One of the axioms I find myself repeating a lot lately is "If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans." I've talked before about how easily a budget can be upset by unexpected expenses. In fact, the tighter the budget, the more easily a small item can completely turn your plans upside down. So it should come as no surprise that Tim and I Continue Reading
Romance, spending & the economic crisis: Some Vday-induced thoughts
Blah, blah, "love"Blah, blah, "cherish"Blah, blah, "chocolate"Hey, wait! Chocolate? Now you've got my attention!Actually, last night, I talked myself out of buying some chocolate because it seemed ridiculous to pay $3 a bag now when, in two days, I could get it at least 50% off.So while I bide my time waiting for chocolate prices to plunge -- if Continue Reading
Their math vs your math
When I was shopping for cell phones, I briefly considered AT&T's early nights feature. According to the website, I could start my unlimited nighttime minutes at 7 p.m. And it was only 30 cents a day.Given that 9 p.m. is a little late to get started on your major calls, this was initially very appealing. After all, who can't spare 30 cents a Continue Reading