I just sped through the first 4 seasons of AMC’s Breaking Bad by borrowing the dvd’s from a friend.
If you can make it beyond episode 2 of season 1, you’re in for a stress-filled, guilt-ridden, …

Are you Frugal?
As Peter Griffin’s ancestor, the great philosopher Thomas Griffin, once posed, “Whyyy??”.
Where did the concept of “frugality” come from? And what compels human beings to adopt a frugal lifestyle?
Is modern day frugality rooted …

A down payment on a home mortgage is serious business.
The term “mortgage” originated in France with the meaning of “death pledge”, after all. Quite literally, for many people, once they take one on, they’ll carry …

The more I have written about personal finance, read about it, and discussed it with others, the more I have come to the conclusion that all personal finance advice can be distilled down to two …

Article note: My wife recently highlighted her car accident story. This is a follow-up that we worked on together on getting driver points dropped (and/or insurance discounts) through a defensive driving class.
The only thing worse …

I keep a close watch on all of my expenses and take a bit of pride in how low I’ve been able to drive them.
Our (wife and I) average expenses over the last few months …