Rant and Rave

‘Though the primary purpose of this blog is to help you save money, sometimes I just want to let off steam and rant about over-pricing, rip-off schemes or government boondoggles. Other times I like to give a thumbs-up to entities who are doing good for themselves or helping others. Here are some of the goodies:
Freerice.com, [...]

MONEY FOR NOTHING or….. How Do We Get Out Of These Dire Straits?

OK. The purpose of this blog is to help you take the money you already have and make it go further.
Over the next few weeks and months I’ll be showing you practical ways to help you cope with the current economy as well as giving away lots of ebooks and useful stuff. As a kick-off [...]

Last Minute but Low Cost Christmas or Anytime Gifts

Are you waiting ’til the last minute in hopes of snagging some really terrific sales deals? Or are you just an inveterate procrastinator? Either way, you now have to rush around like Santa on speed hoping to find the right thing at the right price, or you can follow my advice: Pour a little eggnog, [...]

Eat Cheap Treats This Christmas and Save Money

Hey, no-one wants to seem like a Scrooge at this time of year but it’s hard to treat the family or entertain royally when money is tight. So here are a few sweet treats that are designed to impress, taste great and not break the old piggy bank. Best of all, they take very little [...]

Have a Very Frugal Christmas 50 Festive Ways

OK, the idea here is to make the holiday enjoyable for you as well as everyone else. That means buying great gifts that you can actually afford, creating a festive and fun atmosphere without getting stressed and having time to relax and gloat about the fact that you won’t have enormous credit card bills to [...]

There’s Money In Muck

My mother may just be the Queen of Cliches……most of them about money. I’ve long since come to realize what little pearls of wisdom those seemingly well-worn truisms are and how they’ve helped stand me in good stead over the years. With tense economic times looming ahead of us, here are a few of my [...]