Frugality

How to Become a Millionaire in 2 Simple Steps

Personal Finance
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There seems to be a lot of talk about becoming a millionaire. It’s kind of that magic number people always dream of reaching one day.  I think it’s a great goal to have so long as you don’t hoard, aren’t greedy, and you give generously. I read a good article on MarketWatch the other day [...]

Being Thrifty Without Letting Go of Extravagance

True Wealth
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What words describe God and his economy? Big spender. High roller. Spendthrift. These certainly aren’t words we would choose to describe God. Cheapskate. Penny-pincher. Tightwad. None of these words would seem to fit either. So what words would describe God and his economy? One way to find out would be to look at nature. After [...]

5 Ways Your iPhone Can Save You Money

Saving Money
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You may think that purchasing a new mobile phone worth several hundred dollars in order to become more frugal with your money is tough to justify, but often frugality is tough to implement because you need to be vigilant in every aspect of your life. With a host of frugal tools at your fingertips on [...]

10 Guiding Principles For The “New Retirement”

True Wealth

A new retirement is here.  The retirement landscape has changed! There.  I said it.  But you already knew that didn’t you? Things are different than they were three years ago in 2007, when the Dow Jones was above 14,000, your home increased by 15% every year and cats and dogs played nice together! But now, [...]

This Week in Personal Finance – March 19, 2010

Personal Finance

It’s been a busy week, but a great week – we’re finally getting over our sicknesses at the R2 household!  It’s also a great week because the NCAA tournament begins!  I love March Madness - the games are always full of good sports drama and usually very exciting!  But, it’s another week in the books and it’s time for [...]

How to Get a Bigger House Without Buying a New One

Personal Finance

If your family’s growing and you need extra space, get it without buying a new home or building an expensive addition onto your house. Here’s how. Clear the clutter in every cupboard, closet, drawer and storage area. Evaluate your keepsakes. Scan photos to revive the memory later. Do you really need nine things to remember [...]

10 Money-Saving Tips to Stash $10,000 – Tip #10

Frugality

Tip #10 – Start Packing Lunches! Welcome to our tenth and final day of our journey, where we are looking at 10 money-saving tips to help save $10,000!   This has been a really fun series of posts and it’s garnered a lot of great comments!  Keep ‘em coming everyone! If you missed the introductory post of 10 Money-Savings [...]

10 Money-Saving Tips to Stash $10,000 – Tip #9

Frugality

Tip #9 – Negotiate Your Home and Auto Insurance Welcome to day nine of our roughly 10-day journey, where we are looking at 10 money-saving tips to help save $10,000!   This has been a really fun series of posts and it’s garnered a lot of great comments!  Keep ‘em coming everyone! If you missed the [...]