One of my favourite shows is The Little Couple. Especially since Jen Arnold and Bill Klein adopted their two adorable children – Will and Zoey, I can’t get enough of this family. If you’ve never seen the show before, it chronicles, in a reality style format, the life of a married couple who are little […]
Two Ways to Get Cheap Tickets to MLB and NHL Games
We are very into sports in our house. What can I say; we’re from Pittsburgh! As much as we love watching them on TV, there’s something magical about going to see a game live and in person. The problem is that tickets to see said games can get crazy expensive. So here are two hacks […]
Investment Disciplines: Learn What You Need to Know about Wealth Management
Investment Disciplines: Learn What You Need to Know about Wealth Management Whether you consider yourself viable for needing financial consulting or not, everyone with an interest in accumulating and perpetuating wealth must, at some point, consider the best ways to manage it. Wealth can come in a variety of forms, including stock trading, business ownership, […]
5 Frugal Date Ideas (That Don’t Include a Movie)
There are twenty different ways to see a movie for cheap or free, and thousands of blog articles on how to do it. If you’re looking for a frugal date night that doesn’t include a flick, you’ve come to the right place. Here are five different ways to have a good time together on […]
The Reality of Retirement
If ever there was an argument for people to sit down and plan their financial future it is the current situation regarding Social Security, a benefit that is now 80 years old. It is the lifeline for many pensioners who have not been able to save enough money through their working lives to make other […]
7 Luxuries I’d Have to Give Up if Things Went South
I live a pretty darn privileged life, in both senses of the word. Let’s focus on the financial privilege for a moment, shall we? The Frugalwoods wrote an excellent piece about privilege, if you have a few minutes to go read. I’m not sure about you, but my spending habits have changed as I’ve aged. […]
Life and Financial To-Dos
I’m back from vacation and there is a building list of to-dos in my life. Do you ever feel that way? I am hoping that if I write them all down, you folks will provide me with the motivation and accountability to get them all (even some?) done. A decent number of them fall into […]
3 Reasons Being Rich Sucks
If I had a million dollars, everything would be awesome! Right? Well… maybe not. It turns out that being wealthy can be expensive. After spending a lot of time and effort becoming wealthy, many millionaires and billionaires discover that it can be a lot harder to hold on to their money than they ever would […]
Make Your Year Remarkable (+ What It’s Like to Launch a Kickstarter)
Today I have an interview with Kathleen, of various online hustling fame. She is behind Frugal Portland, For Profit Blogging, Stacking Benjamins and several other projects. I am in love with her latest project, and I bet you will be too, called The Remarkable Year, which is currently live on Kickstarter. Tell us the […]
Your Friend is Why Your Car Insurance Costs So Much
Hey there. Did you know that it’s Car Care Month? Cars cost a lot of money, and the personal finance blogosphere has a whole lot to say on the subject of cars, that’s for sure. Let’s ignore the cost of cars, themselves, okay? Do you know anyone that makes you pause, just for a moment, […]