Our Monday Money feature continues with a bare bones budgeting tip. I was once one of those guys who would forget to pay bills even though I had the money. The mail would come and I'd put the bills in a pile on my desk at home along with the rest of the mail and...
A little over 30 years ago I gave my parents the gift of an empty nest. As an only child off on my own, working my first fulltime job as a radio disc jockey, and living what seemed like far, far away, they finally could do whatever they wanted. No kid responsibilities...
I subscribe to a few email blogs and I used to share a lot of the articles from Dumb Little Man. Here's an abbreviated version of an article they shared recently: There are no secrets to this strategy. It's just common sense. Here are my 10 favorite ways to live...
It's another Monday Money discussion, and this time I want to share with you what you'll notice when you get your next paycheck. It's 2% less. That's because "the payroll tax cut temporarily lowered the tax rate to 4.2 percent from 6.2 percent for income contributed...
We have too many TV's in our house. Except for this weekend when we had family spend the night in our two extra bedrooms. The Televisions that get the most use is in our bedroom, living room, and family room. 3 other TV's occupy our abode. There are 2 of us who...
Continuing with another Monday Money article with a question for each of us to consider: Should I buy a new ______________ or used ____________________? This question we can apply to a good percentage of our purchases every year. Automobiles. Houses. Appliances....
On Twitter there is a hashtag I sometimes see being used: #FirstWorldProblems Here's a few samples: When the heating is left on all the time, the house gets too hot and I have to open a window just to cool down Need to use the restroom but don't want to give up my...
It began innocently enough. My wife started a Christmas tradition a few years ago around the theme of Snowflakes. Each year the theme takes a different twist, but it involves a contest with a $20 cash prize and a trophy. Participants get to vote on who wins. Kathy...
All I want, I already have. Sharing my December birthday with Christmas and with Thanksgiving right before, I have plenty of opportunities to connect with family. When I was in my 20's, we lived in Fort Wayne and then Kokomo, Indiana before moving to Detroit where my...