I enjoy preparing complex dishes, but many evenings, the focus around our house is getting a tasty and healthy (and inexpensive) meal on the table quickly. We have a three year old and a one year old at our house, so our goal is to established a fixed meal time, put something on the [...]

Bank fees, credit card surcharges, investing fees, and travel fees are all places you can look to save money and make your dollars go farther in this struggling economy.  When times are good, we may tend to miss an extra bank fee here or credit card fee there; so when money gets tight reviewing your [...]

This past weekend, my wife and I were watching Clark Howard’s show on Headline News. During the program, Clark stated a canard that I’ve heard several times from personal finance “gurus” over the past couple years: instead of saving for a child’s college education, parents are better off saving for their own retirement.
Clark’s main [...]

Last Friday, I wrote about the joys of home ownership where I mentioned some problems we were having with our new home: the refrigerator not cooling, a terrible sewer smell in the house, and the clothes dryer not fully drying our clothes.  I need to add one more.
My wife and I started repainting last weekend.  [...]