April showers brings May flowers! I don’t know about you guys, but April sure has been a wet month for us this year! As I sit here on the last day of the month the rain continues to come down and wreck havoc on my chicken coop. Granted, it is helping my lawn and helping
As I developed the Two Checking Account System, I soon realized that my budget had a lot of fat in it. The majority of my waste was in my fixed expenses. It was frustrating, because I knew that these were commitments that I was locked into. Because of how the Two Checking Account System works
Over the last 20 years that the internet has been around (thanks Al Gore) everyones’ purchasing methods have changed. Little did we know the invention of the internet would be such a UBER disruptive moment for so many industries. One of those platonic shifts is in how people purchase products. In my own life, I’ve used
As a thrifty guy, I take great satisfaction in knowing that I’m generally getting the best deal when I head out shopping for groceries and/or other household items. But, I have to admit, even I get war-torn at trying to keep up with my neighborhood’s store flyers and coupons AND where I can find the cheapest deals
Thanksgiving is a great holiday. It hasn’t been overly-commercialized like Christmas – and remains focused on togetherness and gratefulness. Like many holidays though, it can come with a little bit of stress. Especially if you are gathering with family or friends you don’t see a lot. There can be awkward moments and family drama. Oftentimes,
Every holiday season brings with it a lot of joy and excitement. But with it – there is also some confusion and stress. For me, the stress often comes from trying to find the perfect Christmas gift for the people that I really care about. Sometimes (I’m often guilty of this with my wife) I get so
If you’ve been around the Internet for any amount of time, I’m sure you have run into this contraption before: It can be a little frustrating at times – but it has definitely improved over the years. The maker of “CAPTCHA” (as it was originally called) is a man by the name of Luis Von
Alas – we come to the final week of this years Goodwill Smackdown. We extended it a week so we could have a little more time to find items and sell them. Whether that extra time helped or not – we shall soon find out. If you’ll remember, each participant was tasked with finding a
We’ve talked before about Amazon’s Prime Service, which allows customers to get free two-day shipping on eligible items, access to their video library and many other privileges by paying $99 per year. I reviewed our first year with Prime to see if we were actually saving money over that time. And it turned out that it was a
Hey thrifty friends! We are excited to announce our 3rd Annual Goodwill Smackdown Challenge! Here’s how it all started: A couple years ago, our man Charlie had the brilliant idea of holding a thrift store challenge where each participate (three thrifty guys and a thrifty gal), would purchase a “valuable” item at their local Goodwill store which
