Category: Budgeting

We’ve been talking a lot about wants vs. needs lately and how to control your wants. One of the most notorious wants that many struggle with is cable TV. …

Deciphering what is a want vs. a need is not always the easiest thing to do. As we previously covered, at their simplest level they can be defined as: …

It is human nature to want to simplify topics and concepts that are complex, layered, and sometimes difficult to understand. It’s a complicated world out there and we are …

At their simplest, expenses really fall into two different categories: 1. What you need: the things that you need to survive and function effectively in society: food, heat/electricity, a …

I’ve been on a bit of a personal savings rate kick lately. Why, you may ask? Because this one little financial ratio is a huge predictor of not only …

My Xfinity Price Negotiation Strategy to Lower my Bill Comcast, or “Xfinity” as they like to call themselves these days, had thrown me for a bit of a loop …

If you like data crunching and analysis, you’ll dig this. If you like to compare your American self to Canadians (or vice versa), you’ll dig this even more. Mint.com …

How many movies have you seen where the lead character or characters are in some huge predicament and have to come away with $10,000, $100,000, or even $1 million+ …