Quote from Trent
“Our lives are like a river. They flow through the channel of assumptions and priorities that we set for them. If we begin to alter those assumptions and priorities a little, sometimes the river will fight that change in flow, but most of the time, it’ll happily shift course and find that this new path […]
Quote from Schaefer
“The shopping mall has become our temple, the credit card our burnt offering … yet, the sacrifice is never sufficient for salvation.” Schaefer, at The Art of Manliness
Excellent post on supporting local businesses
Trent has an excellent post on “the local store premium,” the amount over the “box-store-minimum” that it costs to support local businesses. His post really spoke to me, as I’ve seen the town I grew up in (Arlington, VA) go through an absolutely incredible (note: read “incredible” as “hard to believe,” not “good”) shift away […]
Love, love, love hearing from you all
Love, love, love hearing from you all: “I want to say how much I love pearbudget.com and the go cards! I’ve been able to easily keep track of and KEEP a budget! I’ve paid off 3 credit cards in the four months I’ve been using it. Thank you for providing a simple budgeting website!” — […]
Best Pie Chart Ever
via ayjay, via Dry Creek Chronicles
W.E.A.L.T.H.
I was a little skeptical at first about today’s guest post at Get Rich Slowly (How A Haircut Led to a Handy Acronym), but it ended up being really good. At the core of it is an acronym (WEALTH), which offers a series of questions to ask before making a purchase: Want or need? (As […]
A nice frugal tip from Trent
A nice frugal tip from Trent, at The Simple Dollar: Start a miscellaneous vegetables box. We cook a side dish of vegetables with almost every meal we make, and we often have just a few spoonfuls of leftovers. Often, these wind up in the compost bin, but that’s not particularly efficient – I’d rather throw […]
Great Note
The other day I got a great note from a user named Jan. Here’s part of it: I love PearBudget and it’s the only thing out there I’ve found that does budgeting like my Dad taught me on paper when I was growing up. I’ve looked everywhere and can’t even tell you how many budgeting […]
A No Spend Month
Before I post this, I want to be clear: good financial management isn’t simply about depriving yourself of things you want to get. It’s about being intentional with the way you spend your money. But, at times, you can intentionally set up challenges for yourself. So. Now that that’s out there … Big congrats to […]
Quote from Rachel
Pantry clutter can happen to anyone. It’s when you look at a shelf full of food and think, “There’s nothing to eat.” –Rachel, at Small Notebook