A simple tip that I came across while reading The Quiet Millionaire is to frame your spending in pre-tax dollars rather than after tax dollars. Assuming a 33% tax bracket(actual tax rate of about 25%), you need to earn $1.33 for...
“Cheaper Than Cheap†is a recurring tip series about frugality. The idea is to provide helpful frugality tips that border on fanatical to the point of being humorous. Love them or hate them, let’s hear what you think. Tip #2 was...
Welcome to the 88th Festival of Frugality! The Festival of Frugality is a blog carnival, which is a periodic round up of blogger’s best posts related to a specific topic hosted by various blogs. Below are the 5 articles that I...
I will not be posting an article Monday, because on Tuesday morning I will be hosting my first blog carnival. The 88th Festival of Frugality will be jam packed with some great frugal advice. Second, for a while now I have...
Most of us intuitively know that when the first big heat wave hits our town, good prices in the air conditioning and fan aisles will be few and far between. The question remains though, when is the best time to buy...
As I thought about some of the concepts behind hypermiling I felt they demonstrate the core philosophy we have here at The Happy Rock. If we change our attitude and relationship to world around us, our finances are also affected. Let’s...
“Cheaper Than Cheap” is a recurring tip series about frugality. The idea is to provide helpful frugality tips that border on fanatical to the point of being humorous. Love them or hate them, let’s hear what you think. Cheaper Than Cheap...
This is a guest post by Double Eagle over at @ Life in the Rough. Life in the Rough is a golf blog. One of the best in my opinion. A good place to visit if you are looking to learn...
The government always seems to be taking our money, but sometimes they do get things right and pass legislation that beneficial. US government legislation that has been in the works since the 2000 tire recall will require auto manufacturers to install...
I am starting a recurring tip series about frugality called “Cheaper Than Cheap”. The idea is to provide helpful frugality tips that border on fanatical to the point of being humorous. Love them or hate them, let’s hear what you think....
