Pecuniarities

As of this writing, “No-Air Conditioning Summer” is over for us (thank goodness!), but before I talk about how and why it ended, I thought I’d offer some tips on staying cool for those who either choose to or have to live without A/C for frugality’s sake or due to power outages, etc. Before we [...]

OK, this will be a quick one as I am so hot right now — 100 degrees at 9PM! — that I’m surprised I’m even managing to do this roundup. But being the leader of Pecuniary Associates, I must set an example and do my roundups on time. From Pecuniary Associates Living Well On Less [...]

First of all, I think it very likely that our seemingly endless summer of “No A/C” will soon be coming to an end. But more on that later. Let’s start at the beginning. No-Heat Winters When we moved into our house in the Mojave Desert in December 2006, we arrived late at night and therefore [...]

How procrastination unforeseen events and delays such as power outages and technology malfunction almost got me in trouble with my tax return.

I recently announced a new personal finance and frugality blog carnival that I’ve organized called the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights, and Madoline and I have decided to kick off the launch of this new carnival with 2 giveaways. The prizes both feature original artwork by Madoline. To see more of her work, please check out [...]

Welcome to the 188th Carnival of Personal Finance! Our theme for this week’s edition is Jane Austen, as I am a admirer of both her novels and the films based on her novels, which are graced throughout with witty commentary on society — and in particular, money and marriage. If this is your first time [...]

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