Last week, one of my “real life” friends invited me to participate in a Facebook challenge that was designed to raise money for a good cause. For a hot minute, I was super annoyed. After all, I’m still reeling from the horrors of the Ice Bucket Challenge. With millions of people lacking access to safe water around…
I was talking to an acquaintance the other day when he mentioned that his wife spends upwards of $500 per month on clothes. Yes, I’m serious.
It’s the end of August, and you know what that means- it is almost time for Fall. To me, that means breaking out the jeans and hoodies, tolerating a bunch of pumpkin-flavored crap, and enjoying a short break without having to use the air conditioning and heat. In the Midwest, it also means enjoying beautiful weather that is nearly perfect…
It’s been a fun summer in the Johnson household, and I’m extremely sad that it is coming to an end. I love fall and everything, but I absolutely hate winter. I once thought it was weird that old people migrated south during the winter months, but now I totally get it. Winter sucks, and old…
I recently stumbled upon an entire blog post about people who dislike tipping servers. And I get it. Going out to eat isn’t cheap to begin with, and tipping your server can make the price of your meal climb considerably. Add that to the fact that it is sometimes hard to know how much to tip. …
It’s been a long and awful week at the Club Thrifty household already, which is pretty strange since it is only Wednesday. What can I say? I’m burnt out, I’m tired, and I’m counting on our upcoming cruise to melt my troubles away. With that being said, I thought it would be fun to keep…
Wednesday I wrote about the fact that I wear the financial pants in my family. Today I am going to talk about a different kind of pants- diapers and pull-ups, specifically- and the fact that I am officially tired of buying them after five long years. Tired. Of. It. I buy pull-ups for daytime and diapers…
Whether it is soul-crushing debt or not having enough money to meet our needs, few things can stress us out quite like financial problems. If you are like many people, your issues do not stem from true poverty, but rather from bad financial habits that are so deeply ingrained you don’t even realize the full extent…
Let’s face it: Used stuff is better than new. Read why this is inarguably true in this awesome post.
USA Today says that the American Dream now costs $130,000 per year to achieve. Say what? Read what I think about it in this post.
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