What to Do When You Can’t Pay Your Bills
With the higher than normal unemployment rate, and even higher underemployment rate, many people find themselves in a situation where they can’t pay their bills. If you are one of those people, here are a few [...]
How to Reduce Paper Clutter
It started so innocently. I’d come home from shopping, and I’d throw a receipt in my “inbox.” I needed the receipt to start the price book that I was determined to start this year. And then [...]
How to Get Out of Debt
BeingFrugal.net began as a personal journal to hold me accountable for my commitment to get out of debt. Getting out of debt is a high priority for my family, and I like to write about it [...]
3 Financial Implications for Stay at Home Parent
Many people will tell you that being a parent is rewarding and interesting work. Indeed, many people insist that, even though having children is difficult, it also offers a great deal of fulfillment. However, it’s important [...]
Should You Buy a More Expensive Product?
In general, people want to make financially responsible decisions when they go shopping. Often times, I look at two apparently identical items that priced differently. On some occasions, the difference between two products is as obvious [...]
5 Things That Can Save You Money on Car Maintenance
Owning a car can be an expensive proposition. You can’t just look at the price of a vehicle (or your monthly car payment) and think that is your only cost. Maintenance costs can sometimes overwhelm a [...]
Can You Afford to Be a Single Income Family
Life has a way of changing long-held opinions. I used to vehemently state that I would not want to stay home with my children (who did not exist at the time) because I needed adult interaction [...]
4 Ways to Save Money on Prescription Drugs
There are several ways to save money on health care, regardless the type of medical insurance you may have. Even if you don’t have any health insurance coverage, there are opportunities available to help lower your [...]
Handling the Emotions of Helping Your Parents
There’s a great Friends episode where Joey’s Dad is having an affair and his Mom knows about it. Joey gets really upset and thinks his Dad should end the affair and be reconciled to his wife. [...]
How Meal Planning Can Save You Money
A few years ago, this was an almost daily conversation in my home: My husband (sometime around 5 pm): “What should we have for dinner?” Me: “I don’t know. I haven’t really thought about it.” My [...]
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