Archive for the ‘Spend Less’ Category

Kick Impulse Spending to the Curb - 10 Questions to Ask Yourself

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

This weekend was a tough weekend that tested how much I've changed my shopping behaviors this year. First test? A craft fair right outside the salon where I got my hair cut on Saturday. Second test? The cell phone store with Bluetooth headsets on sale. Both times I stepped out ...

4 Stops You Need to Take Before You Go on Your Next Vacation

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Travel purchases tend to be one of the larger purchases a person might make. Plane tickets, rental cars, hotels...it can all add up really fast.A month ago I was preparing to purchase tickets for our family of five to fly out to California in December for a Christmas/househunting ...

Quick Update on the “Reduce a Bill” Challenge

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Oops, forgot to mention this yesterday. I made a handy-dandy page to keep up to date with the "Reduce a Bill" Challenge. You can see my posts on the challenge, along with a list of the participants in the challenge and links to their blogs so you can see what ...

Week 2 “Reduce a Bill” Challenge - Counting the Pennies Now

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Time to check in for the "Reduce a Bill" Challenge everyone! It's Week 2 of the "Reduce a Bill" Challenge. My goal is to reduce my grocery bill at least $5 a week, from $100 to $95. I'll only spend a total of $380 for the entire month for groceries (this ...

A Question for My Readers?

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

I need your help. This Friday is payday. We will be making our flight reservations for our Christmas/house-hunting trip that day (with cash baby! No credit for us. woohoo! This is huge because in the past we would have charged the tickets ages ago without thinking twice about it) Anyway... I ...