26 Jul
Posted by: mark in: "saving money", link-ins, money, Saving, Family, Reviews
This is from Get Rich Slowly called Strike Point Shopping which is based on a reader-submitted comment.
I promise this is the last grocery article for a little while…
This tip really goes to the heart of economic theory and a concept called inelastic demand. Which everyone seemed to know (except me at first) means that when there […]
Trent, over at The Simple Dollar, posted an article recently about how the cheapest place to shop isn’t always the best, and how he shops at specific stores for specific reasons. You can read the article here.
I confess that I do not shop at the grocery store with the lowest prices on my staple goods. […]
24 Jul
Posted by: mark in: banking, "saving money", money, Saving, Family
“A penny saved is a penny earned” -Benjamin Franklin
Before I begin, I need to say that yes, I am in the banking industry, but I am not saying that one bank’s products are better or worse than another’s. No financial institutions have asked me to write this.
Savings accounts are the most basic, put-your-money somewhere type of […]
23 Jul
Posted by: mark in: Work, money, Family, Motivation, Personal, Budgeting
We’ll get to the banking products later on today, but first I wanted to discuss something with everyone: How much is your time worth? This is something my wife and I take into consideration now when we are debating over making something or purchasing the same thing elsewhere.
We’ve found a kind of continuum of time […]
22 Jul
Posted by: mark in: money, "saving money", banking, Saving, Family, Reviews, Goals, debt, Credit Cards
I want to preface this by saying that I am in the banking industry, I work for a credit union, and have also worked for a bank. With that out of the way, this series will be about different products banks and credit unions offer, the advantages and disadvantages of those particular products, and what […]
20 Jul
Posted by: mark in: Financingyourfamily.com, "saving money", money, Saving, Budgeting
“Hey, why are we saving all of these old egg cartons?”
That’s just one question that I’ve asked a roommate and never expected to have to ask. Today I’m going to talk about the frugal ideas that weren’t.
Saving Egg Cartons- Now I understand this one if you know someone who raises chickens, some farmers will gladly […]
18 Jul
Posted by: mark in: money, "saving money", Work, debt, Reviews, Goals, Budgeting
Eve, from HomeBizBlogger.com wrote an article that interested me, and I offered to help her out based on her article and some minor additional information. You can get up to speed on the article here.
Eve has been gracious enough to provide some personal income information so that I could do a more complete “If I were […]
I apologize in advance if I get Multi Level Marketing (MLM) ads all over this page.
This post is about the little gems in your neighborhood and mine.
I had a string of great service yesterday, and the best was at the Elite Tire & Service Center in Stevens Point, WI. The owner, Jeff, takes the time […]
“Mark, I have 6 credit cards and can’t stop spending on them, what should I do?” -J
Well, here are 5 steps to free yourself from the credit card trap. Designed with your situation in mind.
Cut up ALL of the cards except one that gets put anywhere but your wallet- This has the lovely effect of stopping […]
Guess what I was doing all morning?
Picking raspberries, that’s right! Delicious, nutritious raspberries.
Right now at my grocery store these little guys are running about $5.00 a container, and I was able to fill up 5 containers in less than an hour in my super secret raspberry patch. For an hours work I made $25, if […]