When someone asks me to give them one personal finance metric to really focus on that matters more than any other, there is no hesitation in my reply: “personal …

At the simplest level, when you break down everything you buy, or consume, it can all really be distilled in to 3 categories: 1. The stuff you actually need. …

You may already know that I’m not a big fan of materialistic wedding expenses. More specifically, I think that the average cost of a wedding is stupidly high (at …

Previous generations of workers fought their butts off for paid vacation leave. Some succeeded in getting this essential employee benefit from their employers. Others did not. As a matter …

Last week, I made the case for credit cards vs. debit cards. There is one big caveat, which I gave towards the end of the post: “You should only …

According to a Bankrate survey, 63% of millennials do not have a credit card, opting for debit cards or cash instead. This compares to 35% of adults over age …

The one expense category where my wife and I have not cut back on is food. The average cost for food, per household, was $9,343 in the last full …

We’ve all seen the catchy headlines and probably even shamefully clicked on a few of them (no shame with THIS article though): “Frugal teacher retires with $2 million in …