Pecuniarities

Life is too short to sleep on low thread-count sheets.
- Leah Stussy

I came across this thought-provoking quote the other night while looking up quotes for my Tumblr page (where I am collecting sayings I come across or that describe my mood on a particular day) and thought it would make a great topic for a [...]

Tiny leaks and evaporation put a constant drain on your resources. As discussed in our previous post, From Pennies One Million Dollars Grow, a few cents saved here and there can add up to be a significant amount. Here we offer 101 suggestions for plugging expenditures in various aspects of your life – around the [...]

We would like to announce the opening of Our Fourpence Worth Store, a subsection of our CafePress store Mozartini, which features original artwork by our in-house artist Madoline Hatter on all of our merchandise. Readers who enjoy or feel they have benefited from our articles can help support the continued running of this blog by [...]

Semiannually, I take a pair of scissors and work my way through box after box and bag after bag of yarns which seem to have the ability to form tangles without human assistance. I untangle what I can, cut loose impossible knots, and roll up dozens of tidy yarn balls which will somehow unravel [...]

Our resident graphic designer and artist, Madoline Hatter, has produced a variety of illustrations for Pecuniarities, the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights and the Pecuniary Associates personal finance network. We have made all this artwork available on merchandise in our CafePress shop for those looking for gifts for yourself, friends and family.
Our products include .t-shirts, [...]

Undoubtedly, the only thing worse than having a “cheap date” is being called one. But in the current economic atmosphere when one should be more concerned with prudence in spending habits, a frugal date, in my mind, is something to be lauded rather than repudiated.
After all, dating is all about finding the person you will [...]

These are some ways we save money without sacrificing the management or enjoyment of our home:
Clean with Rubbing Alcohol
Our favorite cleaner is isopropyl, which looks pretty in clear spray bottles around the house. It is not perfumed, does not leave toxic residue like other cleaners, and costs only $1 to $2 for a large bottle. [...]