By Jennifer Derrick
Two years ago, I made the decision to pull the plug on my satellite subscription. I did it because I felt like a lot of my time was being squandered on worthless entertainment and I didn’t have the ability to regulate my television usage any other way. Unfortunately, I am one of those […]

By Shannon Christman
I’m amazed at how often I hear people say they are afraid to invest in the stock market because they believe it is too high-risk. Often, the same people are already taking financial risks - albeit smaller ones - in order to save money. In fact, risk taking is an essential […]

With it being the middle of winter, most people’s minds aren’t on the summer grilling season. That is exactly why you can save some serious money if you enjoy grilling or are in the market for a new grill. Conventional wisdom is that the discount sale season for summer grilling items is in late August […]

When it comes to saving money, most people immediately think that they must reduce their spending in order to save. While this is one way to save money, it isn’t an exclusive way to save. Many people have the impression that in order to save money you shouldn’t spend any money, but there are a […]

Let’s give some kudos to Nate! He has a neat little set up where instead of purchasing a TV he decided to get a really nice computer monitor and hook his cable directly into it. This meant that instead of needing to purchase two expensive electronics (high quality computer screen and a high definition TV), […]

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned how Dryer Tips was one of those sites that just fell into place where I was already researching the information and the domain name was available. It then made perfect sense to place up another satellite site that complimented it and thus this weekend I placed up […]

I placed up a new satellite site this weekend which was one of those that just happened to fall into place. I was going through saving tips on the main site for another project I’ve been working on and realized that the domain Dryer Tips was available. Since I already had a list of tips […]

One of the best investments that you can make is to get a set of basic tools for around the home. I spent a good 4 hours yesterday helping my father put in a new fence in their yard. Esimates from others to put it in were from $3000 - $5000, but we managed […]

It seems the media is taking shots at Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana for having $90,000 in his freezer and claiming there is a rational explanation:
It takes a particular kind of nerve to be filmed taking $100,000 in alleged bribe money out of an FBI informant’s car, have the FBI later find the same cold, […]

Many people believe that watching TV is one of the most inexpensive forms of entertainment. If you look solely at the costs of the energy needed to run the TV, there could be an argument made for this reasoning. If you look at other factors, however, the TV can be considered one of the more […]