Category: Live Below Your Means

Tax Software Discounts 1

Tax Software Discounts

When I posted about preparing for tax season about two months ago, I had every intention of getting started on my taxes for 2006. However, as you might guess based on my post about...

Don’t You Love Finding Money? 7

Don’t You Love Finding Money?

While I did not win the lottery the other day, I did have a pleasant surprise today as I scored myself some free money. Not Brown Bagging Today. One of my co-workers asked me...

Strategy For Annual Raise 4

Strategy For Annual Raise

How do you handle an increase in monthly income as a result of a salary increase at work? At my employer, they conduct annual reviews for all employees at the same time of year...

Save Money on Breakfast 11

Save Money on Breakfast

As I walked through the office this morning, I was amazed to see how many people come into work and go directly to the cafeteria and purchase something for breakfast. From what I saw...

LBYM Tip: DIY Repairs 8

LBYM Tip: DIY Repairs

This morning my wife informed me that our washing machine seemed to be having problems, as it was making a funny noise and the tub was not draining the water properly. We have not...

Cutting an Expense 0

Cutting an Expense

For quite a few years now, my wife has been cutting my hair and giving both of our children haircuts as well. While she has done this professionally, it is possible for just about...

Is That The Best You Can Do? 3

Is That The Best You Can Do?

Those seven words have the possibility of saving you a considerable amount of money yet in most cases, you don’t use them do you? When you are purchasing goods or services, do you ask...

Money Personalities of Children 0

Money Personalities of Children

This afternoon I received a nice example of the money personalities of our two children and they are beginning to become quite different from each other. With both of them having birthdays in the...

Fly for a Nickel 0

Fly for a Nickel

I just came across this promotion from SpiritAir to fly for a nickel, restrictions apply of course and tickets must be purchased by 11:59pm ET today but maybe someone can take advantage of the...