Tag Archives: frugal

What Took You Guys So Long to Become Mexican?

In this age of cutting back and doing more with less, I thought this report from NPR made a clever point that be frugal is nothing new. @GetOutOfDebtGuy

I’m Doing the Dave Ramsey Debt Snowball And Need to Find Extra Cash. – Greg

Greg “Dear Steve, I am doing the Dave Ramsey debt snowball. I have canceled my 401K contributions, my 529 contributions, and altered my W4 exemptions. What else can I do to save on expenses so I have more money to put toward my debt? Greg” The Answer:   Dear Greg, The debt snowball approach is [...]

I’m Saving Money But Having Fun, Without Being Frugal. All So I Don’t Have to Work.

First off, let me be perfectly clear that I think that being too frugal, sucks. I remember some time ago I was chatting with my friend Michelle Singeltary, who writes for the Washington Post, and she was telling me about all sorts of frugal tips readers had shared with her. Right or wrong, I am [...]