Posted on May 12th, 2008 by mmj
I have seen this commercial several times now and each time I am dumbfounded. It is from Chase and features what I politically incorrect assume are husband and wife. She gets irritated with the quality of their TV and tells him he get go get a new TV but not to go overboard. [...]
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Posted on May 9th, 2008 by mmj
That time of the week again. This week I like to point out articles that pertained to our current economic state and methods of saving money.
Jonathan at MyMoneyBlog writes Frugal Brown Bag Lunch Ideas + Cost Breakdown: Sandwiches Edition: Just a reminder to brown bag it vs eating out. My favorite method is Soup cans, [...]
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Posted on May 8th, 2008 by mmj
Mother’s Day can turn into a mini Christmas event if we are not too careful. Somehow, over the years, we have gradually been including more mothers into our gift exchange. This has sent costs into the $200 range easily. Ridiculous, if I may say so.
This years we decided that framed pictures were [...]
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Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by mmj
Had some pretty good ready this week, so lets get to the particulars.
Free Money Finance wrote about An Example of Turning a Hobby into an Income: As I take my photography hobby more seriously, I am learning of more ways to monetize it.
On that note, Photopreneur provide The Secrets of Successful Stock Photography: Stock photography [...]
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Posted on May 1st, 2008 by mmj
This month we were very close to breaking even. What held us back? Our weekend trip to New York City. I figure that we payed around $250 for the trip out side of hotel and Broadway show ticket. The last to items were rolled into previous months’ budgets. The $250 included gas, food and gifts [...]
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