Relationships

by Jennifer Derrick

Using Money to Break a Bad Habit: The Return of the Swear Jar Lately I’ve noticed that I have become quite the potty mouth. I wasn’t always this way. In fact, I didn̵... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Why I Force My Kids to Contribute to Birthday Party Gifts Although my wife and I may not be the most social of couples, our kids more than make up for our willingness to miss par... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

The Totally Free (or Nearly) Christmas As the years have gone on, I’ve grown tired of the Christmas retail madness. We are a family of all grown ups so g... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Giving Back with a Few Clicks and Keystrokes I spend a lot of time thinking about the holidays with thoughts about Christmas, cheap dates at Christmas (the holiday d... read the story

by M. Beddingfield

10 Things I Hate About Money Money is physically dirty 99.9% of all paper money is covered in germs and bacteria including E. coli and salmonella. Mo... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

How Being Anti-Social Saves Me Money A couple of months ago, Jennifer Derrick contributed an excellent article When Invitations Become Money Grabs. That arti... read the story

by Guest Writer

Holidays With the Financial Half-Wits By Maggie Ellis, guest writer It’s that time of year again. The time of year when my spouse and I are punished for... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Why I Play the Lottery My wife and I will do just about anything for each other. We have a great relationship and complement each other’s... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

Feeling Better Without Spending a Lot of Money In my house we’ve had a tough couple of months with deaths, health scares, and general work-related stress. WeR... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Martha’s in the Trash Again I grew up in a small town to the North of Boston, Massachusetts. When I was very young, it was the epitome of a quiet...... read the story