Frugal Living

Each week, I provide a recap of posts that appeared here one year ago.  Here are the posts for this week: Guest Post: Ways to Get More MPG (Part III) Blog Review: Gather Little By Little Ever Heard the Expression, "It's Not What you Make . . . Don't Payoff Your Mortgage Early . . . Is Your Nest Egg Your House? Might Be a Bad Move . . . Guest Post: Ways to Get More MPG (Part II) Social Security Won't Be There For Me . . . Gift Cards--Bad Move! Time to Find Tax Breaks . . . (Part II) Guest Post: Ways ... Read Full Story

Here's some of what was happening at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com  this week: How's Your Personal Economy? Too Busy to be Frugal . . . ? Wake Up and Smell the Frugality? Quote of the Day 11/12/09 Quote of the Day 11/13/09 Quote of the Day 11/14/09 Word of the Day: Sycophant Word of the Day: Jocose Word of the Day: Querulous                Like this post? Check out the related posts for more information.  You can also get email notification of new posts in your email by subscribing.  Your email address won't be used for any other purpose than to send you notification of a ... Read Full Story

A quick one to consider . . . Here's an excuse I have heard, "I'm too busy to be frugal-- it takes too much time."  I have heard people say they didn't have the time to do things that were frugal-- that could save them some money. The thing is frugal living does take some time, but the benefits are more than just dollars saved-- it is quality of life and peace of mind that is usually improved as well.  However, let's get back to those folks with little time to be frugal . . . The people who don't have time to be ... Read Full Story

This morning I was returning from a dump run and I got stuck at a stoplight across from the local Dunkin Donuts.  As I sat at the light I watched a half of a dozen people walking in and noticed about twenty cars in the lot.  It got me thinking about the premium people are paying for the convenience of having someone else make their morning coffee. Let me clarify something: I am not a coffee drinker, never was and probably never will be-- I just don't like it.  Mrs. DDFD needs her morning coffee, but admits since her relationship with me, her coffee ... Read Full Story

About two months ago I bought the Magic Jack-- it's a real money saver.   First, some background: DDFD has a teen daughter, a pre-teen step daughter, and a wife with a large group of family and friends to talk to.  About two years ago, we dumped the $25/month landline, relying on our cell phone plan-- it worked. However, the girls were starting to burn through the plan minutes and we got slapped with additional charges of an extra $15-25/ month-- my savings were evaporating. I looked for an alternative and determined Magic Jack would do the trick-- it did.  My cell phone bill ... Read Full Story

Are you a loose woman or a lazy man?  Recently, I was talking to Clair Schwan, of Frugal-Living-Freedom.com and the Self-Reliance-Exchange.com , about what's wrong with our country financially.  In that conversation, I used the phrase, "People are just loose and lazy . . . "  If you are frugal, you probably knew what this phrase meant . . . People are loose with money as if it has no or little value, it is unending in supply. and should be blown on whims.  People are also lazy.  They pay people to do things they could and should do for themselves.  If you are ... Read Full Story

Here's some of what was happening at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com  this week: Do Your Homework! Are You Loose and/or Lazy? Sweeping a Chimney (Part 2) Some Things You May Want Do This Weekend Well Water Maintenance and Responsibility The Secrets of Success                Like this post? Check out the related posts for more information.  You can also get email notification of new posts in your email by subscribing.  Your email address won't be used for any other purpose than to send you notification of a new post. Related posts: Quality Living on a Limited Budget: DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com This Week 10/31/09 Quality Living on a ... Read Full Story