Plenty of people leave shared housing behind forever after college.  I was not one of them.  For several years, I lived in a few places with different roommates:  some good, some not so good.  The last 2 roommates have been people I didn’t know so well before letting them move in, which can obviously cause [...]

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I received an email the other day from Amazon.com (you probably did, too, if they have your email address) advertising their new site Warehousedeals.com.  Normally, I hit the delete button without even reading such advertisements, but this one caught my eye.  I’ve long been a fan of Amazon because of their reasonable prices and the fact [...]

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This morning, I paid more than I ever have in my life for a gallon of gasoline:  $3.97.  It was a Chevron station.  8:27 AM eastern time.  It cost me $40 to fill up my Corolla.  Manual.  $40.  Luckily, my Corolla is very fuel efficient and I live relatively close to work, so I only [...]

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As a certified white person, I love multilingualism and one day aspire to speak at least 17 different languages, the more obscure the better.  French students are a dime a dozen, but how many people do you know who’ve heard of Twi, much less speak it?  Unfortunately, learning obscure west-African tribal languages doesn’t traditionally come cheap.  [...]

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It’s officially summer (in North America), which means sun, short days at the office, short skirts, and vacation!  Most people have been looking forward to their vacation for months now, and have planned accordingly.  Consequently, they’ve spent a fortune on airfare and hotel costs to trendy resort towns and admission to gaudy tourist attractions and [...]

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I would probably already be a multi-millionaire if it weren’t for these huge money-wasters.  I estimate just in the past month, I’ve wasted approximately $152,502.42 on the following vices.  Not that I’m complaining: you only live once, right?  I have no intention of cutting back.  This is for informational purposes only.
 Let’s start from the top:

Women
It’s been said that women [...]

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Getting and staying in shape is one of the best moves you can make, both physically and financially.  Not only will you feel better and live longer, but you’ll also save a bundle on future healthcare costs.  Over your lifetime, the price of not being in shape can be literally tens of thousands if not [...]

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Organic foods are all the rage these days for good reason.  They are healthy, fresh, devoid of many harmful pesticides and chemicals, and don’t pollute the environment.  Unfortunately, organically grown foods can be anywhere from 10% to 100% more expensive than their non-organic counterparts, making it difficult for families on a budget to go green.  [...]

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For most people, airfare is usually their single largest vacation expense.  If you can figure out how to save there, you can dramatically decrease the price of your entire trip.  I was surfing around on digg and came across 15 Tips for Cheap Travel: #2b) How to Find Cheap Plane Tickets on Money For the [...]

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Take a defensive-driving course - A defensive-driving course costs as little as $50 and a weekend of your time yet can save you as much as 10% on your premium year in and year out.  Other worth-while discounts to ask about are good-student discounts, association discounts such as AARP or AAA, and home-office discounts.

Buy auto [...]

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