Last weekend, we had 3-6 inches of snow predicted for Sunday night. Now the area where I live only gets one or two snowfalls a year and so we get a little crazy when it’s time to prepare. As a personal finance blogger, I wish I could tell you I was immune, but sure enough […]
Let’s face it – winter can get boring fast. By the end of February, cabin fever is a likely scenario, especially if you have young kids. But winter is also a great time to engage in family activities that will bring your family together without costing you a fortune. Here are a few ideas to […]
This summer, I canned more than thirty pounds of tomatoes, along with preserving and drying plenty of other produce from my garden. I consider these projects to be something of a hobby — I could just as easily buy cans of tomatoes from the store (much more easily, actually). But I’m always trying to figure […]
For the past three years, I’ve had dinner once a week with a group of five of my friends. Just what day of the week has depended on our different schedules, but we all have decided that this dinner is an important part of our routine and we’ve made time for it. We rotate where […]
As a reader of MoneyNing, being frugal – certainly not being wasteful – is probably important to you. But even if we’re trying to be frugal, we all have things we save on and others we splurge on. For many of us, it’s a matter of priorities and what we ultimately deem important.
One of the most basic principles of successful money management is knowing the difference between needs and wants. Indeed, nearly everything about successful personal finances hinges on your ability to determine the difference between something you actually need to have, and something you merely want. Being able to draw this line is an important one, […]
