Frugal science question of the day. Do larger tires equate to better gas mileage? Discuss. Let’s pull out our 8th grade physics and see what we come up with.
Read MoreSeptember 2008
You loyal readers out there will recall that I’m charting my family’s monthly expenses in an effort to see where our money is really being spent. Below are the results from August: $830.00 – Daycare $830.00 – Mortgage $540.99 – Medical Bills $518.28 – Groceries $330 – Van Loan $208.12 – Gas $203.31 – Misc Household Items $145.00 – Student Loan $140.75 – Electricity $115.75 – Phone & Internet $95.81 – Painting supplies $89.88 – Contacts $42.39 – Dog Food $25.77 – Dining Out $20.00 – Donations $17.00 – County Fair $12.00 – Tennis $5.29 – Movies & Videos (Netflix) [...]
Read MoreAs I struggle to resist the temptation to snag a snack from the vending machine during my ingredient month, I began thinking about how different personalities chose what to eat at vending machine or even at a restaurant. This led me to identify five distinct purchasing personalities. The purchase decision at a vending machine or a restaurant serves as concrete situation to help us think about our own purchase personality. We all can probably be any one of these at different times and in different situations, but the question is what personality are you most of the time. The Lavisher [...]
Read MoreThe ads are everywhere, you can’t escape them. No, I’m not talking about political ads, I’m referring to the PSA’s for TV’s, the Big Switch. On Feb 17th, 2009 you’ll only be able to receive digital signal which means that old analog TVs that don’t utilize cable or satellite to get a signal will be useless without a converter box. Luckily for those of us which this effects, the federal government has provided $40 coupons to help ease the financial burden of having to get a box. Go here to apply for a coupon. We haven’t had cable in the [...]
Read MoreOn the heels of Debt Defier’s commitment to attempt a cash only month I have a food related experiment that I am doing for September. Hopefully, the Debt Defier has better luck with cash only spending than I did. I will be attempting to buy only ingredients for the whole month of September. I know that might sound a little vague, but here is the idea…buy only items that are naturally occurring and can be used to make meals. The goal is to cut out things like crackers, chips, expensive veggie burgers, and ice cream to increase my intake of [...]
Read More
