Frugal Friday 11/20/09
I have to admit, last night I was completely unprepared for dinner. I was getting things ready for my class and answering emails so I never go anything together for dinner. On my way home from class, I stopped at the grocery store. I had two dinners in mind. I had two different dinners in [...]

The most important tool for the small business owner
So you might think this is your computer or your cell phone. Maybe it’s your email or your social networking sites. I would say that none of these is correct. The most important tool for any small business owner is: Your day planner. In an age of technology, many people have gotten rid of the day planner, [...]

Awesome computer deals for the holidays at TigerDirect.com
Computers are one thing I do not skimp on. Between my accounting business, teaching, and all the web work we do, we need good computers. We have ordered our last three computers from Tiger Direct. I’ve been thrilled with all of them. They have some great deals for the holidays so if you are in [...]

The electric bill is killing my food savings
Our electric bill has always been the bane of my existence. I run my business out of the house so our bill is higher than most. I have done everything I can think of to lower it. We have Smart Surges on all the computers and set the computers to hibernate after 20 minutes. We [...]

Frugal Friday - 11/13/09
The second edition of Frugal Friday is here. Link to your frugal posts below. How did you save money this week? I realized something wonderful this week. I knew that Home Depot offered a 10% discount to military and veterans on certain military holidays, but Lowe’s offers their discount EVERY DAY! I wish I had realized [...]