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What percentage of your gross income do you save annually?
26 August 2006AllFinancialMatters is running a series of questions for people on personal finance issues, with different blogs posting a “question of the day” for people to answer. It’s a neat idea and there are a number of good questions in there, so I thought I’d highlight this one over at Single Ma’s Fabulous Financials: what percentage [...]
Carnivals 8/22/06
22 August 2006Today Free the Drones is participating in the following Carnivals: The Festival of Frugality at Motherload
Treehouse Resorts or a “Treesort” For Your Next Vacation
21 August 2006There’s a whole new trend among people who like the idea of camping, but don’t want to actually go sleep with the bugs and the animals: Treehouse Bed and Breakfasts. We’re not talking about the kind of fort you build with your dad when you were a kid – these are actual buildings, with the [...]
Money Magazine Profiles Couple Who Fear Investing in Stocks
20 August 2006Here’s a classic example from Money Magazine of the Mattress Stuffer personality. The Kerkbashians have an irrational fear that a terrorist incident is going to hurt the stock market – so they keep all their money locked away in savings accounts: Concerned about a housing bubble, the Kerkbashians sold their home in Northern California last [...]
How To Avoid Wasting Food
16 August 2006That’s what members of the Free the Drones Forums are discussing in this thread on how to stop wasting leftovers. Got ideas of your own? Then join the discussion – it’s easy to register and you can give your own advice – and ask your own questions.
List of State Back to School Tax Holidays
2 August 2006The Cheap Chap brings us a timely reminder about saving money for parents – your kids are going to be going back to school soon, and you need to get ready by getting school supplies. There’s an easy way to get a discount – buy during sales tax holidays that exist in many states. Alabama, [...]
Should you wait until you can afford to make a 20% downpayment?
2 August 2006Moneycentral asks this question. 20 percent down payments are often out of reach for new home buyers, especially in more expensive markets where that can be $50,000 or so – or more. So why not jump in with 5 percent, or even less, when lenders seem perfectly happy to offer you loans without the [...]
What’s a good credit card for a college student?
2 August 2006That’s what CNN recently asked several experts in this article. The three favorites were: mtvU Platinum Select Visa Card for College Students – This card was at the top of almost every expert’s list. Joseph Ridout, spokesman for the advocacy group Consumer Action, said one of the most impressive things about this card was not [...]
Kiplinger’s Investor Profile: Dierdre Brazil, the Index Fund / Frugal Saver Strategy
2 August 2006Kiplinger’s online has an excellent series of profiles of various different kinds of investors, using real people as examples of how smart savers are preparing for retirement. I recommend reading through them all – everyone has different personality traits and skills, and different investment strategies are better for different people. This post looks at the [...]