Almost everyone I talk to about grocery store loyalty cards say that they save them a bunch of money. So how do you resolve this with a widely quoted article by Katy McLaughlin of The Wall Street Journal that was written Jan 21, 2003. According to the article, consumers generally spend more money by […]

I just found out I was quoted in Budget Living Magazine in their October 2005 issue (page 70) for a story about saving money on groceries. The article title is Browse The Aisles and Bag $168 which gives shopping tips to save money. Although I was interviewed on a lot of different subjects, the […]

One of the easiest ways to save money is to simply call the company and ask for a better price. This is especially easy when it comes to services that are offering deep discounts to try and lure you away from their competitors. One of the best ways to do this is to use […]

If you haven’t figured it our yet, the place to get the best interest rates on your savings is now over the Internet. There are a number of online banks that offer rates much higher than you are likely to get at your local bank. Two of the more popular of these are ING and […]

The people affected by Hurricane Katrina will see first hand the downside of taking equity out of their homes in the coming year. Where many might have been able to break even had they left their equity alone, a good number will now be facing foreclosure at the very least and possibly bankruptcy. While […]

With gas prices hovering around $3 a gallon and expected to go higher in at least the short term, everyone has someone to blame (isn’t that the American way?) Fortune.com has a decent article putting some perspective into some of the myths people have about the high gas prices.
These include the common belief that gas […]

With Hurricane Rita bearing down on the gulf coast, money.com is reporting that gas prices may spike to $5 a gallon.
The near-term problem isn’t that there is a lack of oil being produced, but a lack of oil refining capability. Hurricane Katrina damaged this capability in Louisiana and Mississippi and Hurricane Rita looks like it […]