This afternoon (3:00pm EST) I’ll be participating in a Tweetchat hosted by the folks at WiseBread (tweetchat details). The theme for today’s chat is Frugal Halloween Party Ideas. I hear there may be even be a treat for a lucky participant, but you have to RSVP to be in the ...

Is now the perfect time to refinance our mortgage? Some experts seem to think so. We plan to pay off our mortgage early, so I’m not sure it makes sense in our situation. However, if you have a rate over 5.5% or so, it might make sense for you to ...

Here we go again. Gas prices are nearing the $4/gallon mark in my neighborhood, and I know they are approaching $5/gallon where some of you live. While it hurts to fill up my truck these days, I don’t plan on trading it in for a smaller car. I like my ...

It’s been a while since I shared a link collection. Weekends have been busy, and my time outdoors have driven down my time spent reading other blogs. I still accumulate great posts to share, but they don’t come at a pace conducive to a weekly roundup. Going forward, I plan ...

I ran across a great exercise (via the article The Harsh Reality of Living with Next to Nothing) called Spent. It’s a website that challenges visitors to make it through an entire month living on very low wages. I made it to the end of the month once or twice, ...

Ashley Grimaldo has agreed to live on discounted gift cards for the month of March. To me, that’s a challenging proposition, given that you have to spend quite a bit of money up front and attempt to live on it the remainder of the month. However, I do like the ...

I’d like to find out what kinds of things people are saving for these days – beyond a rainy day. Remember, I advocate saving for sunny days, too! What’s something you’d like to own, or like to experience, in the next couple years, but aren’t willing to go in debt ...

Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, recently told us again that there is little evidence of inflation. Sometimes I wonder if I’m on a different planet than the people inside the beltway. My grocery bill is higher. It costs more to fill my car. My utilities are going up. ...

The first link listed in this week’s roundup references a great article which outlines the secrets of getting rich. Well, it’s not much of a secret, really, but so few heed the advice. Start investing early, take advantage of compounding interest and never lose money. Seems simple enough, doesn’t it? ...

I currently run our utility and gas purchases through our credit card to simplify the monthly bill-paying process, and to earn some cash back rewards for things we’d have to pay anyway. Of course, we pay off the credit card balance each month. I’ve heard commercials for Perkstreet Financial and ...