For the last few months, my wife and I have been doing something every other weekend or so that we call a “money free” weekend, in an effort to live more frugally. It’s actually quite fun – here’s how we do it. We are not allowed to spend any money on anything, no matter what. […]

One of our all time favorite sites, WalletPop, has this great post on 17 extreme ways to save money: How Far Are You Willing to Go? Talk about some belt tightening! The national savings rate has skyrocketed to 6.9% — a 15 year high.Some analysts are predicting a double-digit savings rate next year as this […]

My Two Dollars has an interesting post about ownership of ‘things’: The title of this post is one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite movies – Fight Club. The quote is from Tyler Durden, (and without telling you too much in case you haven’t seen the movie) who is anti-establishment and anti-consumerism…making […]