One Caveman’s Financial Journey

I’m a Midwesterner - always have been. I’ve never lived outside of a 200-mile radius centered on St. Louis. Needless to say, the only thing I’ve ever known about earthquakes is the back-of-the-mind fear of the New Madrid fault (which I lived directly over for about 6 years). So waking up this [...]

I’m pretty sure I know what you’re thinking… “How in the world could a recession be good?” A recession is a painful thing that nobody likes to go through. It’s an exercise in endurance and it’s all the more painful since we’ve had such outstanding growth since our last recession. But it’s [...]

The following is a guest post written by my wife, The Cavewife. She regularly writes here about what’s on her heart as a frugal stay-at-home mom.
It is the start of a new week and I am busy planning my to-do list and meals for the week. I admit that I’m not a cooking expert; I [...]

My business trip lasts through Tuesday, but already I have a bunch of new things to write about. Here’s a little of what I’ve learned so far by experience or by watching others:

A per diem (the equivalent of your company giving you a daily allowance for your trip) can be a frugal man’s best [...]

Tomorrow I will be leaving for my first business trip ever. Coincidentally, this will be the first time I’ve spent 24 hours or more away from my wife since we were married nearly 5 years ago. I’m taking plenty of things along to entertain and distract me when I’m at the hotel: a [...]