Keeping more dollars in your pocket can be boiled down to following the wise adage of the great philosopher Ice Cube. “Check yourself, before you wreck yourself,” he wisely quipped (maybe in a slightly different vernacular). Although he wasn’t giving a seminar on money management at the time, I’ve found the word ‘check’ to be …
Gardening in constricted spaces like apartment balconies and small yards can prove to be a futile exercise if you want maximum from your crops. Not many people know that small space gardening can actually yield a whole lot of produce if you plant the right crop, handle them well and take proper care. You can …
I’m not much of a plane person. In fact, if given a choice to travel via car or plane, I’m going to choose the car any day of the week. Plus, you get to see more of the country! That, and I’m not one for flying in a tight cylinder 30,000 feet above the earth. …
Have you ever watched the World’s Strongest Man competitions? You know, during those times when you’re deathly ill with the flu and can’t sleep so you set up shop on the couch for 48+ hours next to a bucket and 2-liter bottle of 7-Up? Maybe I’m the only one. Anyways, I love some good, old-fashioned, …
Several Christmas’s ago, my in-laws got our family this neat coffee machine. I’d never heard of it before, but from the look of it, it was a single cup coffee maker. It was called a Keurig Coffee machine. It was such a sweet design, and promised to satisfy my addiction to caffeine one cup at …
Having been around the personal finance world for about 8+ years now and going through highs and lows with regards to money, I’ve seen a lot of advice and trends, good and bad. And, I’ve been a part of the bad advice and trends. Giving it and receiving it. But one thing I’ve learned over …
The following is a collaborative post – written by Mike Jones. It’s the financial sucker punch that lifelong renters turned homeowners never see coming – maintenance. Especially in preowned homes, these expenses can empty your checking account in a flash. Don’t believe us? Just look at what re-wiring your house can cost you. If you …
One of the more frustrating things I find while shopping online is when it comes time to checkout, I discover the store accepts coupon codes and I don’t have any. It almost feels like I’m throwing money away because I know there is a coupon code out there (somewhere) that I could use. I then …
The other day I helped my mother-in-law reserve a rental car for several days using Avis.com. As we moved through the check-out process of finding a suitable vehicle and then comparing pricing to others, I noticed an interesting phenomenon. The first prices were something I thought to be fairly reasonable and then – when we …
The following is an interview with LaMar Alexander we did five years ago. Lamar runs the website SimpleSolarHomesteading.com and is well-known for his 14×14′ home that he built for under $2k. He’s written several books on living off the grid and living a minimalist lifestyle. He also has a large collection of homesteading YouTube videos …
