This weekend my wife and I were traveling home from the tour of our backup hospital for the birth of our son when we stumbled across this little gem of a story from the folks at NPR. It was about two budding entrepreneurs who, (*enter deep and ominous voice*) in the midst of these [...]

Posted in Business ~ 3 Comments

Madison over at My Dollar Plan invited her readers to comment on a question she received from a friend about how to get rid of $14,300 in debt. I have never faced debt like this, so what I have to offer is only theory crafting - but I like crunching numbers so I figured [...]

Posted in Money Management ~ 1 Comment

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a pretty wise guy. He gets quoted all the time by people trying to sound like they know what they are talking about, so when he says something (from beyond the grave!) I listen. But [...]

Posted in Featured, Frugality ~ 4 Comments

First the woes - I got hit with a $39 late fee yesterday because my due date was on a Sunday (why?) and when I made the payment on its due date it wouldn’t except it until Monday, a day late. Talk about a bummer. I will try and call my credit card [...]

Posted in Banks & Credit Cards ~ 1 Comment