Archive for February, 2008
Update: My February Challenge
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008I had every intention on writing a post February 1 to officially kick-off my February Challenge. If you remember, I was going to feed my family of four for $400 or less. I have succeeded.
I know that we have a few more days in the month, but my cupboards are packed full, and I won’t […]
You’ve Got Mail
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Or do you?
Over there on the right sidebar is a sign up box for our mailing list. If you haven’t already signed up I encourage you to do so.
Even if you’re not interested in the free expense tracker form you can just disregard that and enjoy the other fun e-mails we send out.
(Although anyone can […]
Free download! Suze Orman’s Women & Money
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008You can download a free copy of Suze Orman’s book Women & Money if you act now. The book has 274 pages, and it’s free on Oprah.com if you download it before Thursday, February 14 at 8/7 Central time.
Here’s the direct link.
The downloads are available in English and Spanish.
The kids keep on taking
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008I started chuckling right after reading the first sentence of this Money magazine article:
At this point in their lives, Tony Carideo, 57, and his wife Linda, 56, of Bloomington, Minn., thought the financial load of raising their four kids would have become considerably lighter.”
My oldest is 15-years-old so I don’t have first hand knowledge about […]
Involuntary Thrift on the Rise
Friday, February 8th, 2008Well, well, well.
It appears that being weird is becoming more normal.
This recent New York Times article says:
But now the freewheeling days of credit and risk may have run their course — at least for a while and perhaps much longer — as a period of involuntary thrift unfolds in many households. With the number of […]
Confused about the Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate?
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008If passed, you could get enough cash to pay off some of your debt. Many of us, however, are a little confused about exactly how they’ll calculate your rebate. Here’s a link that should take the guesswork out of your confusion. It will show you just how much you can expect to […]