MarvinRanks

With the current economic situation, more and more people are trying to find ways to save. More than likely you haven’t realized that you can save a lot when you go grocery shopping. You can definitely cut back on the money you’re spending each week on groceries, which can help to ease your financial situation. [...]

To develop a successful family budget will take discipline and sacrifice from you and your entire family. The world is full of unexpected expenses that cause numerous problems for families no matter where their income sits at. Developing a family budget will help you be more aware of all the money you and your family [...]

Teens have so many things to enjoy, as they totally energetic and full of tension and excitement are. This time of year is free of worries. You do not know how to save words disturb, asset management and financial management, etc. But the real fact is that the only right time to learn about money [...]

We are hoping to sell our house pretty soon and we are already looking forward to buying our next one. We know where we want to go but we haven’t visited the properties we are comtemplating. Why? Because I made the “mistake” of making a conditional offer to purchase a house thinking I would sell [...]

As I mentioned before, my family is heading to Ireland & Italy in six months. Thanks to my ‘frequent and annoying’ complaints about costs, I inherited the onus of planning where we stay when not staying with Italian relatives… and how we are going to get there… and what we are going to do. Uh [...]

I sometimes blog questions and ask for help from readers since I’ve been given great advice in the past. Here’s an update of some of the outcomes… The Bartering/Jack Hammering post: The concrete pad was 2’ x 2’ and had three 1 ½” diameter black metal pipes shaped in a triangle poking out. We checked [...]

I used to work for a 501(c)(3) charitable organization for several years that assisted abused women and children. It was a difficult job made more difficult by the constant instability of donations. Now that the economy has suffered, these organizations are suffering from lack of funding more than usual. It’s easy to say no. It [...]

Recently, I was in contact with a TFB reader, Gohul, about career paths. Gohul is a young man full of ambition who wanted to know more about the job of financial planner vs CFA and other options. During this discussion, he asked me which kind of jobs had I done so far and what I [...]

I wasn’t joking on Tuesday when I asked my husband to do the grocery shopping for the next four weeks. I can’t resist Easter candy and we can’t afford it so I thought it would be a good idea. Thought. Hmm. Last night, I asked my husband to pick up tomato soup and bread for [...]

In the process of spending half our grocery budget on a ‘loaf of bread’, my husband purchased a plastic dog food storage container. In all fairness, the recent storms and moisture have molded the dog food and we’ve had to throw some away. Not realizing the container was too small, my husband dumped the entire [...]