R on September 18th, 2008

This week’s Festival of Frugality was hosted by Living Almost Large. It is a clever edition with inclusion of some celebrities who are notably frugal. Some of my favorite frugal stories this week include:
The Iconoclast Investor: The Tiniest House on the Street
I’ve had a fascination with Tumbleweed Houses ever since I first learned about them, [...]

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R on September 11th, 2008

This week’s Festival of Frugality is up at FrugalBabe. I enjoyed reading many of the articles, and love the picture of the smiley face made of coins!
Since I’m always happy to read a good list of ways to save money, I was glad to find
20 Ways to Save Time and Money in the Kitchen at [...]

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R on September 11th, 2008

You know the old career advice to “do what you love”? A lovely sentiment, no? There’s even a book devoted to the topic. But in reality, unless you are one of the fortunate few who happens to love say, litigation or rocket science or brain surgery, you may be out of [...]

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This week’s Carnival of Personal Finance is up at BankerGirl. I found a lot of good articles in this batch, but would like to highlight a few particularly notable ones:
I love a good list, and Squawfox offers a great list with 50 Ways to Save $1,000 a Year. There are enough alternatives on [...]

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R on September 8th, 2008

Everything in life is a trade-off. We may buy a smaller home so that we can afford to send our children to private school. Or perhaps we keep an older car to be able travel more. Retirement planning is really no different, it just has a longer lead-time.
As I’ve talked about before, [...]

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