5 Important Car Buying Tips

In the US, Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday, and is always celebrated on the third Monday in February.  Previously, it was called Washington’s Birthday but it has evolved, over the years, to be called Presidents’ Day in honor of multiple presidents.  This holiday, and the weekend preceding it, is known as a day for [...] Read more »

Maintaining to save money, out and about.

In my last post, I introduced the topic of maintaining your inside appliances and fixtures in order to prevent unplanned large expenses from hitting your pocketbook.  In that post I focused on changing your filters regularly, furnace maintenance, and fireplace maintenance, in order to stay away from the budget-busting bills. Financial management is so important [...] Read more »

Maintaining to save money. The inside edition.

If you are anything like me, it’s the out-of-the-blue, unplanned, expenses that really kill your budget.  Financial management is very important in our lives. You know, going in, your regularly-scheduled payments like your monthly mortgage bill, utility bills, and car payments.  But it’s the blown head gasket, the dryer breaking down, or the furnace acting [...] Read more »