Friday Link Love - Leaving Town Again Edition

Sunday I’ll be leaving town again for a week for yet another business trip.  I’ll see what guest posts I can get lined up by then (feel free to contact me if you wish to write a guest post) and what I can write in the evening at the hotel.  Don’t think I’ve run off [...]

Single Step Personal Finance Challenge - You Really Need Life Insurance

Last week, Mrs. Micah challenged the personal finance blogosphere to come up with a single step they could (and should) take to improve their personal finance system.  As always, I’m late with joining just about every trend, but here’s the single step I need to take:
Ever since the birth of our daughter, my wife and [...]

Frugal Things To Do In Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis, Missouri, also known as the Gateway City, is a wonderful destination for a short-distance vacation for visitors from the surrounding area as well as a great getaway for people around the country and world. In recent years, St. Louis has undergone a bit of modern revitalization and has worked hard to add [...]

A Second Economic Stimulus Check? Thanks, But No Thanks.

Photo credit: The Joy Of The Mundane

Sorry, but I’m not going to fall for the election year pandering this time.  I graciously and gratefully accepted the first stimulus check - it paid for my bike and helped pay down my car loan - but we certainly didn’t need it.  And now the Democrats are [...]

6 Months of Snowflakes = $800 Bonus Car Payment

photo credit: wvs

Man, snowflakes can really pile up fast if you’re not paying attention! When I started squirreling money away from surveys, “found money”, and side income, I didn’t think it would ever amount to much - and that’s why snowflaking is so successful. Little by little, your snowflakes grow into a [...]