We all shop, eat out and get gas. If you are a frugal shopper, you love to save. This week I have been looking at how to save more money. Im pretty good about stashing away my check, but wanted more opportunities to save on online purchases. There were a few things I needed to […]
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Guest Post: A Frugal Person’s Intro to Travel Hacking
While I’m driving around the U.S, I’ve asked some personal finance friends to share their wisdom. Today we’ve got The Frugal Vagabond here to share his tips on travel hacking. Below is an incredible breakdown of how and why people use travel hacking to save big on travel. And send your congrats to our dear […]
Smart or Dumb: Financial Decisions
Welcome to the first post in a new series I’m starting up. Smart or Dumb is a great game that I play with my best friend. We invented it in college and have been using it to make some very important decisions ever since. It goes a little something like this: You ask your best […]
7 Things You Could Have Done With That Bar Tab
Here in Austin, drinks are pretty cheap. Most drinks in dive bars are between $2-$4. If you want a fancier bar or liquor that’s not well, it’ll usually run you between $5-$10. The really nice places have $13 drinks, but who can afford the really nice places? I’m not doing much drinking these days but there […]
Why I Don’t Have a Credit Card
Last fall I paid my last monthly credit card statement and then closed the account. I had had the card for three years and used it to pay for a trip to England and Ireland, to fill my gas tank and to finance many a bar tab. But all that is behind me! I cut […]