making your home work
I tend to find that most people exist somewhere along what I like to call the frugal spectrum. At one end are people who spend like it’s going out of style and basically believe that any initiative that gets in the way of just doing whatever they feel like is a giant waste of time. For them, the value of their spare …
George Carlin, a comedian who dared to tell jokes about anything passed away last night at the age of 71. Here you can see his 'Stuff' routine. It is hilarious and insightful. It brings materialism in a much needed twisted light. George Carlin, you will be missed.
I think I speak for most financially strapped parents when I say that things you buy for the childrren does not last that long. You give them a video game and that is fun for about two weeks and their interest moves on. With that in mind, Mark Hexamer started a trading website called Swaptree.com, that allows you to …
I recently was asked some questions from readers about legal matters, especially when it comes to trying to deal with legal matters while living on a budget. As these things are a bit beyond my level of expertise, I turned to a friend, Andrew Flusche, a lawyer in Virginia who has done some excellent work for me in …
This article is contributed by Heather Johnson, who regularly writes on the topic of business credit. She invites your questions and writing job opportunities at her personal email address: heatherjohnson2323 at gmail dot com. Going green is a popular trend right now and for good reason -- have you measured your …
DarkRoom has been inspired by the Mac program WriteRoom. DarkRoom is for the PC and is quite similar. If you need to get some text written without any distractions, then the tiny piece of software is for you. The program is free like the Mac counterpart, and comes just as recommended.
This is a guest post from Zen Habits We had the Parent Hacks earlier this week, and I was thinking it would be fun to do the same with finances — ways to trick yourself, to get around obstacles, to boost your accounts, without it hurting.
The following post has been brought to you by Leo over at Zen Habits as a response to the post: Open Source Blogging: Feel Free to Steal My Content The problem with many books and guides on simplifying your clutter, your work life, your desk, your life, is that they are usually too darn complicated. We need a simple …