Are You Frugal or Cheap?
Are you frugal, a little too frugal, or downright cheap? It's an important question. I've studied it over the years. "I don't know how you do it," a friend said. "I wish I could." Lots of people looked at my spending and wished they could be as cheap as me. "You can!"...
How to Use Free and Cheap Sites Safely
Need to save this holiday season? Or all year round? It's two days before Thanksgiving as I write this. Seems like we just got done with Back-to-School sales. Then, Halloween candy hit us like a diabetic brick, and we didn't even get Thanksgiving this year--Black...
How Much Is Your Time Worth? How to Charge for Your First Consulting Job
If you're thinking "Boy, I'd like to ditch these ramen noodle lunches and start buying some steak," you may be a soon-to-be-not-broke teacher if you learn how to charge for consulting. Consulting, freelancing, "side-hustle," the gig economy...No matter what you call...
Use These 2-Minute Tips to Save Big on Things You’re Already Buying
Need some strategies to save on things you already need to buy? "We're out of dog stuff." "Stuff" is notoriously expensive heartworm and flea meds. That stuff adds up. What adds up more? Fleas. So, it was time to buy. With coupons on the site and Black Friday...
Things You Pay Too Much For: Storage
Do you have storage overkill? If you have more than two of these: Dropbox, Google, Box, an external hard drive, and Apple Storage, you're paying way too much for storage you can never fill. And you're paying every one of those bills. Remember when your hard drive...
Skip The Streaming Wars & Save a Bundle of Cash Today
Let the streaming wars begin! Disney's set to win this, hands down. Every kind in America knows Disney made a service and all the stuff they used to watch elsewhere is now exclusively there. "Mom, I'm signing up for the free trial." Declan knew the release date for...
Are You a Broke Teacher? Stop Spending Today!
Cure the "broke teacher" syndrome--starting...now! "Any teacher that won't give a kid a pencil shouldn't be teacher." Someone said that to me once, not long after I started my "no spend" policy. I was a broke teacher and figured the only way to stop being one was to...
Stupid School Supplies Teachers Make Kids Buy
Are you one of "those teachers" who makes kids buy a list of specialty school supplies? If you're a parent you know what I'm talking about--that school supply list a mile long. "Mom, I need a pink, purple, blue, cyan, and black seven subject notebook, a set of 33...
Stir Fried Rice for Pennies (without the MSG)
Stir fried rice is Chinese takeout for pennies. Take out is expensive and takes time to pick up. You don't need it. You can have this stir fried rice instantly. Rice is freezer friendly, so you can freeze any leftovers for this quick meal. I call this "recycled...