Jun 19, 2018 | Spending Money
This past May, gold made a serious recovery after several days of spiralling prices when the US Federal Reserve announced that it was going to keep its rate hikes gradual. After warning markets that the time for rate hikes had finally come following a decade of... Apr 18, 2018 | Spending Money
Over the last several years, used car sales volume has steadily increased. Perhaps more significantly, used car prices have gone up as well, reaching an all-time high in 2016. Since people are investing more in their used cars, many are looking to protect their... Feb 7, 2018 | Debt, Economy, Spending Money
Most people get paid at the end of the week, the end of every two weeks, or on a monthly basis. But that doesn’t stop bill collectors from demanding their payments when you’re between paychecks. That can be devastating because you have to make cash stretch... Jan 18, 2018 | Business, Insurance, Spending Money
It’s time for you to upgrade your home. You’ve got all the plans in place. Now, all you need is an experience professional to do the work. Seems easy enough, right? Maybe in a perfect world. Unfortunately, there are a lot of sub-par contractors out there. These people... Dec 27, 2016 | Spending Money
In our modern fast paced life, it is unexpected that you will have time to cook fresh everyday. Yet nutrition experts are continuously preaching the advantages of eating homemade food. What a dilemma! Fortunately, technology has advanced enough to give us opportunity... Apr 30, 2016 | Spending Money
Finding a suitable and affordable stroller for one kid can be a real challenge, more so if you have multiple kids of different age groups. A newborn will require a reclining position while a 4-year old would like to stand and enjoy the ride. Depending upon the age of... Jan 6, 2016 | Spending Money
I’ve been on vacation for about 10 days (having written articles ahead to auto-post while I was gone). Thanks to those who commented while I was gone, and to MS Mom’s Money for making sure my blog wasn’t overtaken by spammers. We went to Rome and... Apr 24, 2015 | Spending Money
While choice is good, sometimes I think we have too many choices. Take the grocery store for example. Here in the southwest, normal grocery stores carry literally thousands of different items. And for each type of item, there’s usually a multitude of... Apr 21, 2015 | Spending Money
Kimber over at No Limit Ladies posted recently about Bankrate.com’s list of top 10 money drains. I read through the brief list and thought “Wow, coffee is number 1?” But based on some of the Starbuck’s habits I’ve seen, it didn’t... Apr 3, 2015 | Spending Money
MSMomsmoney asked in a recent comment if I would detail our expenses for the Italy trip. I’m missing whatever my husband spent on daily expenses since I don’t know that amount and he’s busy right now. (I’d guess about $250 total for him... 
