Pecuniarities

Heating water in the microwave to use for cooking with other appliances can reduce energy costs by shaving minutes off cooking time.

Favors for Nice Customers Here are some examples of our experience in dealing with customers in our business where we, as a business, decided to do one of our customers a favor in return for niceness on their part. Example #1 We have a customer who has ordered costumes from us for her Great Dane [...]

When I decided to do an article on how being nice can save you money based on my own experiences in business and customer service (both as receiver and provider), I had intended it to be a single post. But the end result was over 2,100 words, and I figured the chance that even one [...]

Some of you may have noticed references to the Wall Street Journal in a few of my recent posts. This is because I began receiving a print subscription of the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago – for free. I am a member of the e-Rewards program, which offers rewards currency in exchange for [...]

Now that tax time is coming around, I’ve noticed an increase in tax related scam emails in  my inbox and spam folder. They come in various forms with different sender names and subjects, claiming to be important notifications about your taxpayer account, your tax refund, and new this year, your economic stimulus or bailout check. [...]

There is nothing like a vacation with the whole family. Four-legged family members add a lot of fun to the trip, but they also add a lot of work and responsibility. (I’m thinking maybe each two legs is the equivalent of one two-legged person’s worth of energy.) As I mentioned in my previous post, Frugal [...]

Financial, health and moral reasons to slow down.