Quote from Scott Simpson
“Another way the credit card companies get you: apparently they take all of your little charges and add them up into one big bill” Scott Simpson
Awesome news from a PearBudget user
“January was a pretty good month for my money, if you ask me. Ever since I started budgeting with PearBudget, I believe this is the first time my expenses came in under budget for EVERY category! Amazing!” January 2010 Spending « QuarterLife Finances
Frugally Blonde on PearBudget
“Giving increased attention to spending also required me to monitor our budget more and more precisely. Especially for the last few months, since I started using Pear Budget, I have felt that every common expense in our lives is accounted for. I don’t have to worry when a bill arrives, since I know the money is […]
Quote from Frugal Hacks
“The most important tool in your frugal toolkit, as I have said before, is your own attitude.” Frugal Dates | Frugal Hacks I don’t want to make it sound like budgeting should only be done by people trying to be frugal … I think everyone should budget. But I thought this was a good quote, […]
The Current Frugality Trend
“I also think that the current frugality trend won’t last. When the economy recovers, people will start spending more again.” Trent Hamm, at The Simple Dollar I think he’s probably right.
This is fun.
This is fun. Naomi, at Sustainable Mommy, posted about how using PearBudget saved her $15 on a single shopping trip. After returning home, she noticed something funny: It was when I looked more closely at the Goodwill receipt I noticed a charge for $24.93. I couldn’t think what that was, so I started digging in […]
Many Happy Returns
A good reminder at Frugal Hacks: Return Those Gifts! (and anything else you bought by mistake). In the bustle of Christmas morning, it’s easy to throw presents into a box, and then get the box up to a room or suitcase or whatever, and to think “there are a few gifts in here we’ll deal […]
The Lost Rule of Organizing
This post doesn’t have a lot to do with personal finance, although it’s tangentially related, and if you’re into personal finance, you’re probably into general life organization as well (or, at least, you aspire to having an organized life). I’ve been meaning to post a link to this for almost a week now. Simple Notebook […]
Man vs. Debt has a good piece on selling stuff on eBay
Man vs. Debt has a good piece on how to sell stuff on eBay. The author of the piece (it’s a guest post) paid off $15,000 in 9 months (!). Holy cats (!!!!). If you’re like me, and you think “I should really get with the selling-on-eBay-thing,” it’s a good post to read. Obviously, she […]
Quote from Elise Boulding
“Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things.” Elise Boulding (via […]