August 15, 2018 Life Events, Saving Money 6 Having Patience and Making Progress Ahh, patience. You know that feeling you get when you pull the trigger on a new stock purchase? It feels great. The number of shares you own increase, the value… Read More
April 22, 2018 Life Events, Saving Money 8 I Got Free Electricity for a Month! Thanks, Con Edison! Every month we get those electric bills that we have to pay for the amount of electricity we use. Last month I got my bill and realized that amount was… Read More
March 15, 2018 Life Events, Saving Money 14 9 Months of Frugal Living = 50% Savings Rate I had realized a few days ago that I am approaching the ninth month since I moved and started living on my own for the first time. It has been… Read More
December 12, 2017 Saving Money 11 Lowering Those Monthly Cell Phone Bills I was cleaning out some papers in my closet and came across something interesting. It was my old check book from last year. On my old check book I took… Read More
November 13, 2017 Saving Money 16 Saving Money by Brown Bagging It Being able to save money is a great thing, but one that is often difficult for many of us. Over the past year I have been looking for ways of… Read More
September 22, 2017 Saving Money 8 Tracking My Food and Supply Costs and Savings I did something I never did before. I calculated my monthly Food and Supply expenses and savings right down to the penny. This was enlightening. I saved all my receipts… Read More
August 17, 2017 Saving Money 8 3 Simple Ways I’m Saving on My Electric Bill I recently bought a studio apartment in Queens NY and received my first electric bill. The bill came to $41.98. It is probably a bit elevated as it is summer… Read More