One of my favorite shows, in the worst way possible, was that Ancient Aliens show on the History Channel. Not because it’s a good show, but because it’s so laughably bad that it makes for some of the best mindless entertainment on TV. (To be clear: TV is all mindless entertainment. So if you’re going […]
Saving Money
8 Frugal Tricks I Used to Buy a $30,000 Kitchen Remodel for $14,634
Drumroll please… I’m proud to announce that after months… and months… and months… of waiting, we’re finally finished with The Great Money Wizard Kitchen Remodel of 2018. As regular readers can surely attest, I started to sound like a broken record with my constant “almost done” reminders in the net worth updates. What started as […]
The Only 3 Expenses that Matter for Saving Serious Cash
We’ve all heard of the 80/20 rule right? It’s sometimes more fancily referred to as The Pareto Principle after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who calculated 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population. Of course, some business management consultants took the idea and ran with it, pitching the idea that […]
Secrets from the Vet Clinic: 11 Savvy Ways to Save on Pets
The average American dog owner spends $1,549 each year on their pet, according to people who survey these things, and the ASPCA estimates the average cat costs $7,640 over its lifetime! As somebody who owns a cat and was just punched in the face with exactly how much it costs to adopt a dog, these numbers were […]
The Money Wizard’s 5 Favorite Tools for Saving Money
Want to save more money? What a dumb question. Of course you do! The problem, as you surely know, is that the personal finance world is full of snake oil salesman peddling garbage products. Products that are more likely to waste your money than save it. Which is why I’ve volunteered to be a crash […]
