Does your car sometimes feel like a trash can on wheels? When my kids were younger, it seemed as if our car was a dumping ground for fast-food bags, Happy Meal toys, and juice cups. It happens to the best of us; life gets busy and cleaning the car … [Read more...]
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Ways to Cut Monthly Expenses
If you've been following our Forget the Joneses series, by now you should have computed how much money you’ll need to retire, to pay off debt, and build your emergency fund. For some of you, there isn’t enough cash to make it happen. Others may … [Read more...]
Financial Success Checklist
Image Credit Financial Success Checklist Emergencies happen. Cars break down. Kids get sick. People lose jobs. Those are simple facts of life. It’s not a matter of if they happen; it's a matter of when. Don’t act like a victim when life happens … [Read more...]
Be a Proactive Shopper and Save
When it comes to saving on everything from groceries to home decor, it helps to be a proactive shopper. That means knowing what you need before you need it and buying when prices are rock bottom, rather than when you run out of something and have to … [Read more...]
Create a Debt Spreadsheet and Paydown Plan
If you're like most Americans, you've got some amount of consumer debt. Instead of just wishing it would go away, take action and get it under control by coming up with a plan to pay it off. Trying to pay down debt without one is like going on a … [Read more...]
Frugal Foreigner: Grocery Shopping Trip
If you're new to my Frugal Foreigner posts, read all about what we're doing in India here! You can read all previous posts in the series here. I have a lot to say about grocery shopping in India – so much that I’m having difficulty organizing all … [Read more...]