From the monthly archives:

April 2009

5 Ways to Save Money By Dropping Some Pounds

by That One Caveman on April 21, 2009

To lose ten pounds

I’ve struggled for over a decade with my weight. Although I proclaimed last year that I wanted to get back down to my high school weight, but my efforts have been far less than successful. I know I could try harder, but I haven’t found the key to motivating me to eat better [...]

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My Frugal Story: Generic Pain Killers and Pre-Buyer’s Remorse

by That One Caveman on April 20, 2009

Coins and cut up credit cards

I have been frugal as long as I can remember, but there are times that I catch myself taking it too far. Yesterday as I was standing in the pharmacy aisle of my local Target meticulously comparing generic pain killers and weighing the better cost per unit of the large bottle against the likelihood of [...]

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The Great Garden Experiment of 2009

by That One Caveman on April 17, 2009

Tomato garden

After last year’s successful container garden, I decided to up the stakes and build a “real” garden in my back yard. Following in the footsteps of Get Rich Slowly’s J.D. and wife in tracking their garden’s production, I’ve decided to chronicle my experiment for you.
Before winter came, I measured out a 10′ by 10′ [...]

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Life Insurance Is an Affordable Necessity

by That One Caveman on April 16, 2009

One day, you will die. It’s an unfortunate fact, but the truth still remains. We’re not long for this earth and we don’t know when we’ll make our exit. Life insurance is one of those things that you need, but it’s hard to want to buy – it feels somewhat morbid to discuss [...]

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Earn Extra Money by Selling on Amazon

by That One Caveman on April 13, 2009

DVD Collection

Over the last ten years, I amassed a sizable DVD collection. I collected everything from TV series to classic movies. But after these years of pointless purchases, I realized that what I’m sitting on is not a collection of DVDs, but of worthless dust. In the last three years, we haven’t watched a [...]

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Friday Link Love – Holy Week Edition

by That One Caveman on April 10, 2009

It’s been a hectic first week back. I haven’t quite nailed down my schedule and tasks are piling back up at work, but I’m here.
This week I had two articles mentioned in carnivals:

Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted by ABCs of Investing – Four Months Without Cable – Looking Back
The Festival of Frugality, [...]

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