Are Gas Prices Eating Up Your Dining Out Budget?
"Tell me what you eat, and I shall tell you what you are." -- Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Is anyone eating out less? We typically only eat out on the weekends, but…
Maintaining a Lifestyle of Conformity
"A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in it." -- H. L. Mencken Jeanine and I rarely sit…
Starring Audrey: Week of August 21st, 2006
Fantasy versus the cold, hard facts marks this week's theme. As the season begins to change, we get a chance to evaluate and take stock of our state of stick…
Rent Checks and the Plight of the Poor
"History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes." -- Mark Twain I own a couple of rental properties and have given candid opinions about using real estate as…
Money & Mates: Q&A with Suzanne & Wendy
Suzanne and Wendy are bloggers that I have read for a few months and truly enjoy taking a peek into their lives from day to day. This day, they allow…
Ubertrends in Banking
"Innovation is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public." -- Ludwig von Mises Here's a good resource mentioned by a friend that knows a…
Dreaming Big for a Tiny Home
I have to say it was wonderful reading about tiny homes in the recent issue of Time magazine. This has been something surfgirl and I have been talking about. We've…
The Cost of Procrastination
"My mother told me, "Judy, you'll never amount to anything because you always procrastinate." I said, "Oh yeah? Just wait!" -- Judy Tenuta I am amazed at how easy it…
Planning to Death: Pre-Need Funeral Arrangements
"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist." -- Epicurus With all the talk…
Excess: Buying More than We Really Need
"A Big Mac - the communion wafer of consumption" -- John Ralston Saul In a recent issue of the New Yorker, James Surowiecki wrote a commentary about the US defense…