My wife recently got her drivers license (it’s a long story) so while she was doing that we spent a good amount of time hanging out at the DMV. It’s not the funnest, cleanest or most enjoyable place to be but…that’s the end of that sentence While there, because there are usually way too many [...]

Busy busy busy.. Just a quick note, I wanted to bring attention to the Plutus Awards. Since this is the first time they are running, I am sure that many are unfamiliar, as I was. Here is a bit of information about the awards: The Plutus Awards will feature categories such as “Best Savings Account,” [...]

It has been a really busy week and I haven’t posted as much as I would have liked but I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas. Here’s something from my family to yours.

Last week I wrote about re-gifting as a cost saving measure as well as a way to help our environment by reducing waste. Today I will discuss some other ways to help keep costs down over the holiday season. One of my pet peeves is buying things over and over. I am a new home [...]

I’m sure re-gifting has been around before the phrase was popularized by Seinfeld but Seinfeld put a bit of a negative spin on the concept. I would like to address the topic on a more objective level. The concept is basically giving a gift that was given to you, but for me that extends to [...]