Managing the Expenses of Weekend Vacations It isn’t always easy to make sure that you have everything for a vacation, even a small weekend trip. There’s the list of everything that has to be taken along: there’s the allowing for fuel, car maintenance, food, and a small emergency fund. It can be quite hectic, and [...]
Some Useless Things People Spend Money On People spend money on the most amazing things! Items that add no use or value to life, yet they will waste precious dollars on them, when those dollars could be used for more precious and lasting items, things that actually contribute to their lives. Here is my list [...]
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Decreasing the Expenses of Home Upkeep by Doing It on Your Own The last decade or so has seen a huge surge in do-it-yourself projects, know how and people simply willing to learn and get their hands into home renovation and maintenance projects. And there is good reason why – it costs much less than [...]
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The Challenge of Relatives and Friends and Finances “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” -Albert Einstein This reminds me of someone I know… me. I keep expecting someone I know to learn how to deal with finances in a better way, but it doesn’t happen. No matter how [...]
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An Idea on How to Keep Better Track of Costs In order to have a perfect budget and make it work really well, it is ideal to keep track of all expenses and income. Here are a few ideas on how to more easily keep track expenses. There are several methods that people use to [...]
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Living frugal doesn’t have to be hard – and here’s a simple guide on how to enjoy an inexpensive lifestyle. I admit that I try to live more frugal than most people. I rarely go out. And when I do I always make sure that it’s on a discount, using coupons or sales events, or [...]
Fun, Low Cost Things to Do with the One You Love Having a fun, romantic time together doesn’t always have to be expensive. So many people tend to think of a date as dinner and a movie, or dancing, drinks and food, which can be very costly. Yet, there are other things that can be [...]
There are many things that can make a weekend great. The most wonderful of these is spending quality time with those you care about. As a single parent I am always looking for ways to have fun with my kids and to spend as little as possible in the process. Of course part of this [...]
I have run a few of different businesses in the past, all while working from home, and currently run a couple part-time ones at home. I find it interesting that there are now so many schemes on the Internet about people working from home. Things like, “Be part of one of America’s Fastest Growing Industries! [...]
Okay, I took a couple of days off from posting for the Canada Day holiday. It was a lot of fun! The kids loved it, and there were tonnes of things that we did – all cost free! (Not including the gas to get there.) What we did: Went to the neighbourhood celebration in the [...]
