Pecuniarities

Welcome to the 16th Edition of the Finance Fiesta! If this is your first time here, please be sure to have a look around and consider subscribing to our RSS feed. This week’s edition was particularly challenging for me to put together, because to tell the truth, of all the submissions received only 60% made [...]

Our Fourpence Worth will be hosting the 16th Edition of the Finance Fiesta blog carnival this Thursday September 18, 2008. Frugal and personal finance bloggers, be sure to submit your posts. Categories for this carnival include: Budgeting Techniques, Career Development, Responsible Use of Credit, Economics, Current Events, Money Management, Debt Repayment, Saving Methods and More. [...]

I can’t believe it’s September already. I woke up today with that feeling of fall in the air, which is really nice. While I learned long ago to never wish life away by wanting a future day hurry up and come, I can’t say that I don’t look forward to the cooler weather and lower [...]

Welcome to the 139th Edition of the Festival of Frugality! This week’s edition celebrates the sensational achievements of Michael Phelps, holder of 15 Olympic Gold Medals and 7 World Records in swimming, in the past week and a half at the 2008 Olympics with photos and inspirational quotes from the champion himself. I am also [...]

While browsing the WiseBread Forums today, I came across an interesting thread in which a member asks: Is “Simple Living” Just Another Term for “Giving Up”? Several members responded with various opinions: There is a difference between simple living and forced poverty. Not everyone enjoys the rat race. It’s a choice. It’s a form of [...]

Happy 5th of July, everyone! I hope you had a nice 4th. We just relaxed at home and ate yummy food (pizza with garlic, olives & feta cheese and Taiwanese style fried chicken, the recipe of which I plan to post here some time soon) and watched the Lost Episodes of the Lucy Show on [...]

If this is your first time here, please consider subscribing to our RSS Feed to receive tips on frugal living, personal finance and saving money in everyday life. (We have just begun publishing a new series of Monopoly Financial Education Game Expansions for teaching players about personal finance, money management and investing principles and will [...]