Frugal living
Make Your Own Granola from Scratch: A Guide, plus Cost Breakdown
Ever since I was a small boy, granola has been one of my favorite cereals. My parents encouraged me to eat it for health reasons, but I just loved the taste. I’m sure my parents were thrilled to feed me granola rather than an onslaught of sugary, artificial cereals.
Fast-forward 20 years or so, and I [...]
Freedom Through Poverty?
Mr. B has a confession. For all intents and purposes, I’m unemployed. No, that’s not quite true. I’m actually a doctoral candidate at my university, and astute readers (both of you!) may remember that in some of my posts from last spring, I made references to being on a job interview. i actually had two [...]
Save Money on Security Software - 5 Free Antivirus Programs Worth Using
Let’s face it: if you use Microsoft Windows, you need anti-virus software. Using a Windows-based computer on the Internet without virus protection is akin to having unprotected sex with an entire Bangkok brothel.
Please pardon the gross analogy, but in all seriousness, the addition of anti-virus software to a Windows computer is simply a requirement. However, [...]
Avoiding the Passport Photo Ripoff
My passport recently expired, and since I’m planning a European trip this summer, I need to renew it ASAP. I grabbed the passport application from the Post Office and zipped over to Kinko’s since I knew they took passport-approved photos there. It can’t cost more than a couple bucks for two small photos, right?
Wrong!
My local [...]
The House Rabbit - Nature’s Economical Pet
There’s no doubt that pets can be expensive. I have owned my fair share of indoor pets over the years, and have also paid the numerous expenses associated with them. Owning a cat or a dog can can mean paying for pet deposits, veterinary costs, toys, and endless amounts of food. Of course, the reward [...]
A Few Issues To Consider When Ditching Your Landline
My landline is getting cut off today. My wife and I now have two Sprint SERO plans that we will use for voice communication. Honestly, I’m looking forward to losing the landline. For the last six months or so, at least once a day we receive a phone call that proves to be nothing [...]
Dropping Your AT&T Landline is Easy
That’s what I just found out, anyway. Since my wife and I just got cell phones through the Sprint SERO plan, we decided that we no longer need a landline, especially since it costs us more than our DSL Internet.
I was afraid that convincing AT&T to drop our landline would be difficult, but it was [...]
