And now, for a poem
And now, for a poem, via Kelly at Almost Frugal (which you should subscribe to if you haven’t yet). For Our Anniversary Jason Tandon Now that the flowers have dried and withered, I will tell you that they were a re-wrapped bouquet—severely discounted— which allowed me to purchase those two salmon fillets I glazed with […]
Another PearBudget Giveaway!
Another blog is giving away a year-long subscription to PearBudget, and we wanted to be sure to share it with you so you can check it out! SimpleMarriage.net is a really great blog, written by a marriage and family therapist, Corey Allan. He writes about a number of things — skewering myths about marriage, giving […]
Win a free year’s subscription to PearBudget!
Over the next few weeks / months, we’ll link to a couple of opportunities where you can win a free subscription to PearBudget. If you already have a subscription, you’ll be able to add another year’s coverage (or give it to a friend). If you don’t yet have a subscription, this’ll be a good chance […]
Books on Budgeting?
A friend of mine is looking for books on budgeting, and I realized that I didn’t actually know of any good ones. Most general personal finance books (Dave Ramsey’s stuff for example) touches on budgeting, but there aren’t any books specifically about budgeting that I know of. Do you know of any? If I were […]
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 […]
Welcome to 2010! Getting started with the new year.
So this is exciting. Last year, we had a convoluted process you could go through if you wanted to “reset” your budget for the beginning of the year. This year, we have a much more streamlined way to handle it. It’s possible there might be a few small bugs in this new process, so if […]
Coffee and Pie, On Us
Every once in a while, when we’re on the road, we meet up with PearBudget users to talk about budgeting, personal finance, life, new features for PearBudget, and so on. PearBudget buys the coffee and pie. For the next few days, we’re outside Philadelphia (Wayne / Paoli), and if you’re looking to take a break […]
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 […]
An Early Present (easy protection from ID theft)
If you lose your wallet, you’re in trouble. You have a whole bunch of cards (credit cards, but also library cards, work ID cards, and so on) that you need to cancel and replace. And with the looming spectres of ID theft and credit card fraud, the problems associated with losing your wallet can get […]
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 […]