The day is finally here! I’m excited, not because of tax season finally being over (somewhat), but now I actually get to see my wife at normal hours of the day again! I’m a tax widower no more. Every year on April 15th, many national chains offer several Tax Day Relief deals and discounts to…
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Got a Refund? 10 Ideas to Spend Your Tax Refund
I’ve always been an advocate against getting a refund each year and changing your withholding throughout the year to get extra money now instead of waiting. Yes, getting a refund is better than paying in to the government, but I always like to tweak my withholding just enough to where my ultimate return is very…
The Power Within You…or Is It Your Computer?
Do you have the power to turn off your computer (or computers) at night? Are you like me and put your computer on standby so when you get up you have quicker access to your daily morning routine of checking e-mails? I have no excuses really, my computer is starting to run like a snail…
Take a Week Off From Spending
I recently read an article by Jeff Yeager of The Green Cheapskate blog suggesting to stop spending money for one week. I was surprised that Americans are only five percent of the world’s population, but yet consume thirty percent of the world’s resources. That number shocked me actually. I figured with the expansion of so…
A Frugal, Cheap Lunch Always Wins
When it comes to your food budget, lunches during work hours are the ultimate budget killers. It doesn’t take much to spend $5 for a fast food meal or $10 for an average sit down meal. Think about that for a minute, if you ate out lunch everyday for a month, you would spend $100…
