I don’t want to get political here, but I do want to point out something I came across that is very interesting. There is a group of war protestors who refuse to fund the war through their federal income taxes – so they’ve decided to stop paying those taxes. And they’ve figured out how to […]
Compacting, By Accident!
I think I’ve become an unintentional Compacter! For those of you who don’t know, Compactors are people who strive to reduce their environmental impact and increase their frugality by not buying anything new (except for food and health/safety items). I looked at my Excel document of expenses for 2007, and here’s everything I’ve bought: Gas […]
Beat the Campus Bookstore, Save on Textbooks
There’s been a lot of buzz around the financial blog community lately about saving money on textbooks. At The Simple Dollar, Trent suggests getting the Amazon.com Visa and using it only for textbooks, and paying it off immediately each time with your book money. I’ll have to keep this in mind when I go back […]
Save Some Tip #2: Ride That Bus!
Does your area have good public transportation? Mine doesn’t. Because I live in the boonies. It’s literally five miles to the nearest gas station or convenience store. The only thing within walking distance of me is a sketchy trailer park filled with people who used to make fun of me on the bus to school. […]
Save Some Tip #1: Turn Up the Heat?
The option of walking downstairs and turning a dial to turn up the heat is not available to me. I live in a gorgeous 18 year old log house (not to be mistaken with a log cabin, but that’s not my story), which is currently not heated by a furnace, but rather, by a wood […]
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