I’m thinking of quitting Netflix. And not because they have raised prices or offer a poor service. I’m considering canceling my subscription because Netflix’s streaming service has turned my otherwise semi-normal American sons into obnoxious British automotive journalists. I kind of get it. As a young man I got excited about ...

Over the past several weeks I’ve been receiving a number of notices from retailers (furniture stores, car lots, etc.) offering me “no payments for 90 days” promotions. I used to jump at these opportunities, but now I shrug and toss them in the trash. What those notices often fail to ...

My grandfather grew up in a rural setting during the Great Depression, and for much of his young life had no running water or electricity. He often joked that they really did have running water–he ran to the well with a bucket and ran back.  During particularly lean summer months, my ...

When my son was little he had a mild addiction to Thomas the Train collectibles. Those things were everywhere (you may remember Harold the Helicopter’s flight to the bottom of our guest toilet and my mission to retrieve him)! Then it was monster trucks. Now, Legos are all the rage. And ...

Over the weekend I caught up on some blog reading and found an old post from The Simple Dollar where Trent discussed the differences in today’s budgets from those of our parents. It was an interesting post, and the comments provided more food for thought. I began inventorying our own ...