How much should you have in your HSA? If you are unfamiliar with this type of account – a Health Savings Account allows you to save money free of taxes and the money can be used for anything allowed by the IRS as deductible health items. That has traditionally been anything from band-aids to surgery…
I can’t wait to get our garden started and get some new flowers in the ground. I just bought pansy’s at Home Depot for $0.69 each! At that price, I don’t really care if they make it through a late frost or not. Anyone else excited about gardening and getting outdoors in the…
Buying your first stock is SCARY! No doubt about it. There is one statement that stands out to me when I think about what encouraged me to finally take the leap and start investing in the stock market. Investing now is practice for when you are retired and your entire income is dependent on your…
A large part of my building wealth strategy is learning how to invest in the stock market successfully. My first investment as part of the Saving to be Rich project was to buy Caterpillar stock (CAT) – so far they’ve gone down 5% since I purchased it. Not really the direction I was hoping for….
One of the Affiliates I work with sent me an e-mail today reminding me of some opportunities they are promoting – so I thought I’d share. The following are their words, not mine. Zulily – Daily Deals For Moms, Babies and Kids Zulily is fabulous! It’s a new online store offering daily sales events on…
Ends at Noon – Pacific Time ( so only 2 hours left!) Users with eligible loyalty cards register or log in to CellFire to see if they’ve won $0.50 or $3.00, coupons must be redeemed by midnight Sunday, April 17. I joined about 6 months ago and have saved about $40 without even really thinking…
The blogosphere and especially frugal living blogs are full of recaps of the extreme couponing show on TLC. I must admit that as a new couponer (8 months or so), I was intrigued to see the savings pile up and watched the TLC episode this week. I routinely save 50 to 60% on our…
I received this in my email and wanted to share with you: GO HERE TO DOWNLOAD In honor of Winnie the Pooh returning to theatres this summer (July 15th), Disney has provided us with exclusive Easter-Themed Images of our favorite Hundred Acre Wood characters! All of these images can be downloaded here We also have…
We stopped paying for recycling service at our house. If you are part of an HOA, you likely won’t have this option – but it’s always good to know where you can drop recycling off if you don’t want to wait for your trash day – so go ahead and read anyway. Our trash service…
