Tag Archive: family

Odd Economic Indicators Revealed

You’ve probably heard the term, ‘sell in May and go away’ in reference to the best time to get out of the market before a summer pull back. Whether or not weather plays a part in it, it is quite intriguing that such a barometer is even researched. It doesn’t end there though, just this…

Frugal Millionaires: How They Do It

In my daily reading, I came across an article on Yahoo! Finance, written by Jeff Lehman of The Frugal Millionaires, that discussed how frugal millionaires spend their money. It’s not a totally foreign topic to me as I’m familiar with a frugal millionaire family, so I know they are out there. You never know, even…

Spending Too Much? How to Save Money at the Grocery Store – Part 2

Of all the categories of our budget, we continue to set records when it comes to coming in under our food budget each month. It takes a lot of work when it comes to planning to make sure we don’t go over budget, and I’ve already outlined a few in my previous article about how…

Hi, My Name is Matt and I’m a Pack Rat

There, I admit it! No, I’m not going through the twelve step program to rid myself of keeping anything and everything, but it’s time to take some action. I definitely fall into the ‘what if’ mind game that if I get rid of something, I’ll end up needing it later then forcing me to make…

Seven Lessons I’ve Learned While Being In Debt As a Young Adult

I, and now my wife, have been in debt ever since enrolling into college.  After college, like many, we both got a good paying job.  However, you quickly find that being on your own results in many purchases, most of which are needs in order to live a comfortable life. We all have a cell…