It had been a couple months since my step-son moved out of the house, leaving the wife and I empty nesters for the first time. Ironically, the water bill didn’t offer any evidence to the fact. To my chagrin, our bill had actually managed to climb upwards. “How could this be?” I asked myself. I …
Author: Aaron
Helped start Three Thrifty Guys with his friends Charlie and Mark after being inspired by how they lived their lives “on the thrift”. A designer by day, Aaron was once $40k in debt. After 5 years – he dug himself out and lives to tell about it. Aaron has also blogged at the StarTribune.
What’s Your Biggest Financial Regret?
I had just gotten a new job and my car broke down. I felt like I needed to replace it quickly and was running out of options. I knew a fella from the golf course I frequented who worked at a car dealership. I ended up visiting him there – and quickly fell in love …
10 Fun, Unconventional (and Thrifty) Things You Can Do With Your Significant Other
Soon my wife and I will be coming up on nine years of marriage. And, I’m finding that we don’t always have to be going somewhere or spending a lot of money to enjoy each others company. In fact, some of the best times I’ve had with her haven’t involved doing anything extravagant. I’m sure …
Does Money Make You Mean?
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. – 1 Timothy 6:10 In J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” – an interesting character named Gollum has a very scary obsession with the …
Why We Purchased a Business
I’ve been thinking about writing this post for some time now after my wife and I purchased a business this spring. I’ve been holding on sharing too much as my wife and I are have worked through the details and (to be honest) been a little overwhelmed in taking on this “living” entity. There’s a …
Free Printable Mother’s Day Card
For those of you who may be in need of a Mother’s Day card today, we’ve got you covered. We’re offering a one-of-a-kind, ThreeThriftyGuys.com original. Just click on the link below and you can print out your card directly to your printer. Works on black and white or color and folds to a 4.25 x …
5 Tips for Better Negotiating (and Getting What You Want)
One of the better books I’ve read in the past several years (since this post was first published in 2013) dealt with the subject of negotiation. Negotiation Boot Camp by Ed Brodow is a great resource if you are looking to improve your negotiating skills (and I don’t know many who aren’t). If you think about it, we …
Instacart Review – Our First Experience With This Same-day Grocery Delivery Service
We were recently graciously offered the chance to try-out and review Instacart. My wife and I have actually never used any grocery delivery service – so we welcomed the opportunity and wanted to offer our take on their service. What is Instacart? Instacart was started in 2012 by Apoorva Mehta, a former Amazon employee. Mehta had …
Straight Talk Trial – A Firsthand Look at This MVNO Provider
After our initial review earlier this year, TracFone generously provided us with the chance to get a closer look at their services. In particular, Straight Talk – another MVNO network owned by TracFone. You may have seen some of their commercials or seen them offered at Walmart: What is an MVNO? Since switching to Tello a …
What’s Your Oldest Appliance?
In 2010, my wife and I moved into a home built in the early 80’s. One of the first things we did was replace most of the kitchen appliances that had been there since the original owner moved in. While I hate to admit it, this was more of an aesthetic choice than a functional one. …