Relationships

by Jennifer Derrick

How Does Your Spending Stack Up Against Your Neighbors? I lost a good couple of hours of my life this week to a website that a friend directed me to called Bundle.com. This sit... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

When Frugality Angers the Neighbors Last fall we had new neighbors move in next door. They seemed nice enough until spring came and I started hanging my lau... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Your Education and Work History Only Gets You in the Door I was scheduled to have coffee with someone tomorrow but he had to reschedule because he has a telephone interview. I am... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Activities With My Kids I Should Have Photoshopped I drove one of my sons to a birthday celebration tonight. I’ll ignore, for at least the moment, that the “pa... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Overspending On Children’s Basics The other day a friend mentioned that she was shopping for a new desk for her nine year old son. She mentioned that his ... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

The Danger of Faking It Till You Make It Sometimes I hear advice along the following lines: “If you want to be wealthy, you need to wear and drive the stat... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

How To Self Promote For More Success Charles Baudelaire once said, “Anybody, as long as he knows how to be amusing, has a right to talk about himself&#... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Point System For Kids I have written about my elder son in the past. Readers may recall that he is less than industrious when it comes to acad... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

One Upmanship, Frugal Style Last week some long lost relatives came to visit (well, not long lost but definitely not close relatives). Frankly, I wi... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Get Over It It is hard for me to believe that I have been writing here at Saving Advice for close to two years now. After about 150.... read the story