One Caveman’s Financial Journey

Last night, I went out and purchased a new washer, as I said I would in my previous post. After a lot of research and price shopping, we decided on the Whirlpool Duet washer and pedestal. After the 10% discount, sales taxes, and delivery charges (which will be refunded to me in a [...]

A buddy of mine told me last week that he won’t be taking a vacation this year. Instead, he said,
Instead of a vacation, I’m going to take that money and get LASIK done. I consider it an investment toward future vacations.
He had good eyes up until a few years ago when he entered [...]

Warning! This “Money Hack” takes a great amount of discipline and requires that you do not normally carry balances on your credit cards. Do not attempt this hack if you aren’t certain you can see it through to the end.
Update: I have noticed many individuals coming to this post searching for ways to make [...]

Finally, we have some truth shining through after a week full of questions on whether this tax rebate is an advance or “free money.” In the end, it turns out it is neither. What it is is prepayment of a tax credit we would have received in our 2008 returns. Here’s the [...]

With all of the talk about the anticipated tax rebate from the government, a lot has still not been clarified. One important detail for which I have not yet heard a definitive answer: Is this an advance on 2008’s anticipated tax refund or is this “free” (using that term very loosely) money from the [...]