I read a rather scathing indictment of Meet the Frugalwoods, which I encourage you to read. To be clear, I like The Frugalwoods blog -- though admittedly I feel less positive about the site having learned that, as they touted a 71% savings rate, they were earning at least $200,000 a year.* That context is far too important to have left Continue Reading
Archives for March 2018
5 fast, easy ways to improve your finances
Inspired by a similar post from Bitches Get Riches, here are a few things you can do quickly and easily. Open an online bank account First of all, this is a great way to make a few quick bucks. Sign up with Capital One 360 to get $25 when you open a checking or savings account. Second, online banks tend to offer better rates than most Continue Reading
Some good news for a change
It looks like we owe significantly less in back unemployment taxes than initially suspected. The state only goes back three years, and it gave me a very low rate (2%), so I owed a whopping $420. Since I got the reports back to them within a month, they waived penalties and interest too. Unfortunately, the other four years (2011 to 2014) Continue Reading
How much should I spend on a wedding gift?
Our friends are getting married soon, and they've said they don't need anything. But. The site also says that they're constantly doing home improvement projects and enjoy travel. So it would always be appreciated if we decided to contribute to that fund, including any help with home improvement projects. I wouldn't subject someone to my Continue Reading
Save money with dupes
Confession time: I spend too much on makeup. I used to be fine with drugstore brands, but then I discovered Bare Minerals when I was trying to create a look for our wedding. Soon I had foundation, several eye shadows and two lip colors from the brand. Not cheap. Right after we got out of debt I went through a rash of makeup-buying. I'd visit Continue Reading
A depressing end to the month
Not much to report here, I'm afraid. Certainly not any great news. Today is the last day of our financial week, so we've just about made it. Unfortunately, that's only because I'm ignoring a $50 Walgreens transaction. Tim grinds his teeth in his sleep, and as of Friday night he'd officially ground through the night guards the denturist made Continue Reading