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February 2012

Treasure in My Safe, and Soon To Be Yours!

February 29, 2012

(Not the treasure, but the safe ;) Well, not my safe, but A safe.  Just keep reading…) One of my favorite blog posts early on with this site, was rummaging through my metal safe and blogging about all its contents. Mainly cuz I was just as surprised to see what was in there as the [...]

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‘Tis The Season To Give Something Up!

February 28, 2012
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Yep. It’s that time a year again when us Catholics give up something for Lent! And in true form, I have to relate it to money so I can post about it and keep myself in check here ;) ‘Cuz if there’s one way to do it, it’s blogging about it to thousands of people [...]

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10 Awesomely Manly Un-Piggy Banks

February 27, 2012

I came across this DOPE grenade bank the other day, where you actually have to break it open in order to get your money back (I envision throwing it across the room! Haha…), and figured there must be some other cool banks out there I’ve been missing too. So I started poking around a little [...]

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If You Like BudgetsAreSexy…

February 25, 2012

Here’s where you can find me around the web :) I know there are a lot of newer people hitting the site lately (welcome!!), so here’s my yearly “come let’s be friends everywhere” request, haha… and if you’re a sexy blogger as well, would love it if you could add me to your blogroll too [...]

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Random Financial Nuggets…

February 24, 2012
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I wore my “I’m Bringing Budgets Back” T-shirt out in the real world for the first time ever, and 2 whole people smiled at me when they saw it :) If you can convince me that you’ll wear one too, I’ll see if Brad can make us some more! [UPDATE: Now for sale!!] I have [...]

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Friday Roundup: Blogs, Millionaires and Lady Ga Ga

February 24, 2012

Here’s to a great Friday everyone!  Enjoy some of these links I found around the ‘net :) Go It Alone @ Retire By 40 The Life I Want vs. The Life I Live @ Paranoid Asteroid If Lady GaGa Were a PF Blogger @ Surviving and Thriving Guess How Much It Costs to Make a [...]

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Side Hustle Series: I’m a Starbucks Barista

February 23, 2012
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(Guest Post by Lora Kathleen, as part of our Side Hustle Series) When I talk about my side hustle, I always imagine myself as some sort of superhero: Desk jockey by day, coffee ninja by night. Of course, real life isn’t ever quite so glamorous, but I still thought I had it pretty good. I [...]

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Are All Warranties Warrented?

February 22, 2012
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I asked the wife what to blog about today cuz I was out of money ideas (it’s hard coming up with them every day! :)), and she told me to talk about warranties.  Which wasn’t the most exciting thing to hear if I’m being totally honest, haha, but I did realize I’ve never actually blogged [...]

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Me vs. The Shredder

February 21, 2012
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1,500+ receipts now shredded… Oy. I swear, every season I tell myself I’m gonna do them more frequently but I never do! So I end up having to shred like a bazillion receipts which not only takes me forever (1.5 hours), but cramps up my hands at the same time, haha… It’s not fun. Do [...]

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We’re Having A Boy!!

February 20, 2012
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I can’t believe it! 20 weeks come and gone, and now we’re just about 4 months out from a miracle happening :) I’m so excited!! Truth be told, I secretly wanted a little girl to take care of first, but the wife was quick to point out that it’ll only motivate me even more to [...]

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