Archive for August, 2009

Equal or Lesser Value

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

In this time of bigger is always better everyone is out to get the most for their money. That is certainly not a bad thing, who doesn’t want to feel like they got a bargain but there are still cases where people are given the choice between “equal or lessor value”. A few areas that [...]

Persuasion at its Best – Have You Been Taken?

Posted on August 28th, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

With personal finance and the general talk of money comes talk of shopping, be it grocery, car or impulse. Without things to buy, there really isn’t a reason to have money right? So talking about shopping, there are things that companies do to persuade you to buy things, many of them without your knowledge and [...]

5 Unconventional Ways to Smavke Money

Posted on August 27th, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

Yea I just made that word up it is properly pronounced smay-veka and means save and/or make… 1. Telephone Wire Shoe Wrangler If you were born sometime between 1844 and 2009, you most likely have seen shoes draped over just about anything possible, be it telephone wires, clothes lines, high fences or even trees. I [...]

Modest Meals: Sloppy Joes

Posted on August 26th, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

Yea, I changed the name. Moderate just sounded weird. On to today! Sloppy Joes! One of my all time favorite meals and so so extremely easy. I cant stress that enough. This is another one that my Mom used to make fairly regularly at home and some would say it’s an American classic, but I [...]

Modest Meals: Latin American Tacos

Posted on August 20th, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

Originally posted 2009-08-20 10:26:06. I would like to introduce a new series today. When two of my biggest passions combine, personal finance and everything food, you get Moderate Meals, a series that will include meals that I actually cook and eat, that are extremely wallet friendly as well as easy, quick and healthy (for the [...]