Some of you may know that I work for a local newspaper. We have a current promotion where local businesses can pay to have a photo and write up about their business in a special section called "Business Neighbors". For $50 a year, this profile and a link to...
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The Free Version of Photoshop: Nothing To Get Excited About
This past week, Adobe came out with a free web-based software called Adobe Photoshop Expressions. Marketed for a younger (and subsequently poorer) audience (because Photoshop is, even with a good deal, a few hundred dollars), you upload pictures (they have 2 G of free...
A Look At Extreme Grocery Shopping
People Are Going To New Lengths To Save Cash On Food- Are You? So whether it's the fact that every major news media is talking about the price of food going up (whether it's pizza or groceries in general) or just the fact that I've plateaued on my journey towards...
The Best Of Breaking Even So Far
Maybe you've just started reading this blog or maybe you're wondering what are the most read items on this blog? Here is a top ten list, inspired by another great personal finance blog, FreeFromBroke. Some of these items were surprising, some were less so. (For...
A $101 Closet Organize
Organizing Will Save You Time And Money, Though It May Be Fun To Spend Just A Little I moved about six months ago from a one bedroom house with four closets (where I lived alone) to a three bedroom house with four closets (where I live with another person). Same...
Video of the Week: Eating Healthy On A Budget
Yes, you can eat well on a budget. Francis Wolff has just launched www.wholehabits.com, a vlog dedicated to healthy eating. (If his name is familliar, he's Meg Wolff's son.) This is one of his first videos. Check out the other videos and recipes on his site; they look...
A Review of Financial Podcasts: Part II
I Listened To Them All So You Didn’t Have To Here's a continuation of what I started earlier in the week. There are a few more podcasts I haven't got to I'm sure but I hope to next time. (Let me know if you definitely know of one I missed.) Wall Street Your Money I...
Saying Goodbye To My Bank
When Your Bank Merges, Sometimes It’s Best To Cash In Yourself When I moved to my current location, I changed banks. My new bank (formerly Union Trust) is across the street from my work, people there knew my name after I came in only twice, and they offered free...
A Review of Financial Podcasts: Part I
I Listened To Them All So You Didn’t Have ToThis weekend, I had a five hour bus ride in two directions and limited internet access, meaning I took the opportunity to consume some personal finance-related media, this time in the form of podcasts. I also was researching...