More of What You Want From Mint
August 28, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting
More of What You Want From Mint
That’s a link from the Mint Blog highlighting some of their new features. Now, Mint is more cash-flow budgeting friendly, and they have a better filtering system. Check it out! Mint is definitely the best personal finance application on the web, and if you like handling your money online, you need to check them out!
How I Use Mint.com To Benefit My Personal Finances
July 15, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting, Spending and Saving, Tools
I have written a few articles in the past about Mint.com and how I think it is the best personal finance web application on the internet. In my opinion, it is the easiest to use, the most intuitive, and its budget and net worth calculators are the best. I also wrote a review about Mint.com that you can read when you get the chance. Mint.com now offers the ability to hook up virtually all of your bank and debt accounts to track your net worth in real time. I now have the following accounts linked up to my mint.com account:
Check Out Build My Budget
June 3, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting
I have been playing with a fairly new personal finance application put together by Chris from Build My Budget. Sometimes, Mint.com and other personal finance budgeting applications do a little too much for some users. Build My Budget has a simple, easy-to-understand interface. it is a great application for people who want to build a monthly budget and stick to it.
There is a blog and forum to interact with other users, but the best part about the website is the massive educational center with a wealth of information about how to budget and WHY you should budget.
Save Money On Baby Sitting and Save Your Marriage
January 21, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting, Family and Relationships
Many of us are cutting back on things that are not necessary to spend money on, and entertainment is one of life’s little luxuries that we tend to cut back on during tough economic times. However, there are a ton of date nights you can do with your spouse, and I will have a list of my ideas for tomorrow’s post. One reason many married couples with kids cut back on entertainment is because of the cost of babysitting. Young teenage girls aren’t cheap anymore. The days of paying them $5 an hour are gone. they want $8 to $10 an hour. If you’re gone for 4 hours, that’s a huge chunk of change to add on to your night out. Here’s a way to completely eliminate the cost of babysitting.
6 Ways to Save Money On Your Holiday Party
November 19, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting, Spending and Saving
The holiday party season is coming up, and your friends and family might be pressuring you to throw the Christmas party this year. Are you strapped for cash? You can still throw a pretty nice party on a strict budget. They key is spending less money on the small details. Don’t spend money in areas that most people don’t give a crap about. Here are 6 ways to save money on your party this year:
More Ways to Save Money This Holiday Season
November 17, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting, Shopping, Spending and Saving
David Bach was on Regis and Kelly this morning, and he gave some good tips for ways to save money this holiday season. Here they are:
- Start with a detailed list for gift giving: Write down all of the people that you want to buy a gift for, and then write down an amount you want to spend on them. Stick to that amount, but don’t go crazy over it. If you go over a few dollars, it’s not a big deal.
Halloween Savings Tip
October 31, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting, Spending and Saving
Here’s a tip for next year when you’re thinking about buying a jack o’ lantern for Halloween decoration:
We procrastinted buying a pumpkin up until today, but we still wanted to get one because the trick-or-treaters need some kind of indication that we’re a Halloween friendly house. So, I went over to the local pumpkin patch at a church, and I found a decent pumpkin. The options are obviously slim when you buy on Halloween day. I went to give the lady the money for the pumpkin and she said it would be $6.00, and I could get two more for free! I went and picked out tinswo more to put in our front yard flower bed. Three huge pumpkins for $6.00 isn’t a bad deal at all.
5 Tips For Saving Money This Holiday Season
October 22, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting, Spending and Saving
The economy is slumping, and experts say that people will be spending significantly less this holiday season than last season. Budgets are a little tighter, and we’re all worrying too much about our 401(k) rather than our upcoming holiday gift list. The first thing to remember is that it’s not a requirement to spend a ton of money on the holidays. This idea that we need to stimulate the economy by spending more money is so superficial. The people that go on TV and say the economy is doing bad, because people are spending less is just absurd. No, we’re being smart with our money, instead of going out and buying a bunch of crap that we don’t need. Anyway, here are five ways you can save money this holiday season and still spread the joy of giving.
More Ways To Save Money On Your Pets
October 13, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting, Spending and Saving
A while back I wrote an article about different ways to save money on your pet. I was sitting in my house earlier today, and I realized that there are a few more things we do to save money on our dog, Harley. She’s pretty spoiled, but we try to cut costs in areas that are not necessary. We don’t cut costs on food, and we buy premium science diet naturals. We believe that more quality food you feed your pet, the healthier your pet will be. The healther your pet is, the less trips you will take to the vet. So, here are a few more ways that we save money on our pet.
10 Ways To Reduce Your Utility Bill
October 8, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting, Spending and Saving
At Money Crashers, we are dedicated to helping you save money in every area of your life. I know there are families out there that stare at $200, $300, $400, and sometimes $500 utility bills every month. This is a huge expense, so we need to tackle it. Obviously, there are many factors that go into a utility bill. Bigger houses equal bigger bills, and typically older houses yield higher bills, because they do not have the energy efficient features that newer houses have. Here are 10 ways you can start immediately reducing your utility bill.
