Life Lessons: Name Brand vs. Store Brand
As we’re on the way home from the movie tonight, I learn that #1 Son drank all the milk with his supper tonight. I was planning to use that milk to make pancakes tomorrow, so we need to stop and get some on our way home. I pull into the CashSaver near our house and […]
Cutting School Funding to Ease Budget Woes
The City Council of Memphis, Tennessee, has voted to cut school funding while giving property owners a tax break, as reported in this article (as well as in many other local news outlets). I think it’s about time! For years, Memphis residents have had to pay for local schools twice, through Memphis City property taxes […]
Biting the Budget Bullet
Gas prices and grocery prices are killing me. Actually, it’s really that the consumer debt I’ve racked up over the years eats a lot of the paycheck. So I don’t have the wiggle room to adjust for a $40 fill-up. Or apples at $1 apiece. I had made a good-sized hole in paying off the […]