Pecuniarities

As most of you must know, the California wildfires have been getting worse with each passing year. According to Peter Sanders of the Wall Street Journal, fire season has barely begun, but in the past 3 weeks, the fires have consumed 631,000 acres of and $112 million in State funds. In the past 12 months, [...]

Use the DMV’s website to save time and money on Vehicle Registration and Driver License renewals, as well as obtain information on smog testing and repair, including financial assistance, for California residents.

Update: The Senate has postponed the hearing by a week to June 25, 2008.

Please sign the petition to oppose mandatory spay and neuter of all California pets
Senate hearing June 25, 2008
I apologize for this off-topic post. I don’t usually get my family, friends or acquaintances involved in politics or issues, however this is something that [...]

April 15th is coming up fast. If you haven’t filed your tax return yet, you’re in luck. I have been offered 2 FREE Prepaid Access Cards for TurboTax Premier Online, which includes Free Federal + State Preparation + e-File, an $85 value to give away to 2 lucky readers.

A mandatory sterilization law would increase animal control costs and tax dollars spent enforcing the law. Please sign the petition to op 250.

Posts from personal finance and frugality blogs that caught my eye this week, plus recent finance blog carnivals that included posts from Pecuniarities.

Many of us who have been practicing the frugal lifestyle already know about the ability to borrow books, audiobooks, movies, music, software (maybe not all libraries), etc. for free from our local libraries. But it occurs to me that fewer people might be aware of the many more resources available online through our libraries’ websites.
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