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From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 24, 2008 at 9:44 am ET
Our article, Turn Off Your Furnace’s Pilot Light, was listed in the Money Hacker’s Carnival #9. I have to admit I was a little taken aback when I saw a really scary picture of Freddy ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 10:10 am ET
This is the second of a three part series on ways to combat identity theft. Part 1 contained descriptions and examples of various types of identity theft. This second part continues with on-line threats.
On-Line Fraud-ID ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 9:29 am ET
Our article, Grandpa and the Great Depression, was listed in the Festival of Frugality #122. Aaron Stroud at On Financial Success formatted the festival as a running story with links to the various blogs woven ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 22, 2008 at 8:43 pm ET
Our article, Protecting Downside - Stop Loss Order, was listed in the 149th Carnival of Personal Finance. The carnival was called the “Chasing Dreams Edition” at The Happy Rock.
A couple of the Editor’s Top Picks ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 22, 2008 at 10:04 am ET
Until recently, I was my company’s facility security officer. It was one of those jobs I inherited. One thing that affects a security clearance is identity security. I put together the following presentation on ways ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 21, 2008 at 10:46 am ET
Due to the exorbitant cost of medical insurance, our workplace has gone to using a high-deductible health plan and an HSA. That is not bad for us, since our work puts the full amount of ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 19, 2008 at 10:59 am ET
Six years ago, I won a used mill drill in a “name-in-the-hat” raffle at my work. They were upgrading to a real machinist’s mill. The mill drill weighs 700 pounds, so it is not a ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 18, 2008 at 10:11 am ET
Today a coworker asked what I knew about the impending release of a new model of Apple’s iPhone. I said all I knew were the various current rumors like more memory and faster access. He ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 17, 2008 at 10:29 am ET
At my request, my wife’s grandfather (who just celebrated his 93rd birthday) wrote a bit about living during the Great Depression. He asked that I not use his name, but I would like to publicly ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 16, 2008 at 7:36 pm ET
Our article, Save to Pay Taxes, was listed in the 8th Edition of the Money Hacks Carnival. This is a fun carnival where grocery shopping “hacks” from Be Thrifty Like Us have been sprinkled through ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 16, 2008 at 10:01 am ET
Our article, Free Is Almost Never Free, was listed in the Festival of Frugality - Tax Day Edition!
I may have said it before, but at the risk of repeating myself, I really like the posts ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 15, 2008 at 11:00 am ET
We just had a small heat wave here in the West. I was out in the garage and noticed that our furnace pilot light was still on. Not any more!
After a few calculations from our ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 15, 2008 at 10:15 am ET
Our article, Retirement Planning - Saving, was listed in the 148th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. Glblguy has done a great job of putting this carnival together with some really nice captioned pictures ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 14, 2008 at 10:12 am ET
We just got back from a week-long vacation in Yosemite Valley. It was great.
We stayed in a tent cabin in Curry Village. A tent cabin is an Army-style tent made of Dacron, pulled over a ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 13, 2008 at 5:03 pm ET
Two of our articles were listed this past week while we were gone
Avoiding Impulse Buys was listed in the Festival of Frugality #120
Hanging With the Joneses was listed in the Carnival of Personal Finance #147
We ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 10, 2008 at 10:24 am ET
There is a very interesting article in the New York Times called, Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind, by Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang, that talks about willpower. It points out that if you have ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 9, 2008 at 10:46 am ET
I read an great comment today by Dan Ariely who is pushing his new book, “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions.” His comment was, “It sounds strange, but try not to look ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 7, 2008 at 10:30 am ET
Planning for retirement is something that everyone must do, but many have not. Please do not become one of the cases where people are entering their retirement years with little or no savings. I have ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 4, 2008 at 10:31 am ET
I just sent in our property tax payment as well as our federal and state income tax payments. (I actually e-filed the fed and state income taxes with auto-withdrawal). That’s just the way we planned ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 3, 2008 at 10:18 am ET
There are a few charities that we support for their very good work that continuously send mailers requesting additional donations. I understand the need for charities to solicit donations, but they are spending our donation ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 2, 2008 at 4:15 pm ET
Woo hoo! We made editor’s choice in the Carnival of Money Stores #53 - April Fool’s Edition at Chief Family Officer with our article, Budget Trade-offs. This is the first time making editor’s choice. Wow! ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 2, 2008 at 10:47 am ET
Our article, “Thousands of E-books for Free,” got listed in the Festival of Frugality #119 at Consumerism Commentary. I like the Festival of Frugality. I often learn a lot from the articles.
I like the reminders ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 1, 2008 at 8:32 pm ET
Our article, “Social Security?,” has been listed in the American Economics Blog Carnival, April 1, 2008 at Stuck in Traffic. As before, this Carnival has many good posts that more-or-less relate to the state of ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 1, 2008 at 10:06 am ET
Our article, “The Art of Haggling,” has been listed in the Carnival of Personal Finance #146 - Online Broker Tips Edition at StockTradingToGo.com. This is a long Carnival with lots of great links.
I enjoyed reading ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 31, 2008 at 10:20 am ET
It amazes me that Aesop told his fables over 2500 years ago. Many are as applicable today as they were when he was alive. One of his most famous sayings. “Don’t count your chickens before ... ( more)
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