May 3, 2007

• Grocery Price Book Resources

  I just read a great article at Get Rich Slowly about how to reduce your grocery spending by using a grocery price book.  You can find Get Rich Slowly's great grocery price book post at the link below:
  Use a Grocery Price Book to Slash Your Food Spending
  I won't attempt to duplicate the article, or even review it (although I do recommend it).  Instead, I will list a bunch of resources that will help you to get started with your own grocery price book.  So, in no particular order (although my own Grocery Price Book spreadsheet is listed first), here they are:
  An Uncommon Way to Wealth Grocery Price Book spreadsheet - This spreadsheet lets you easily enter the items you buy, and then sort them by category, store, or description.  It also automatically calculates the price per pound, ounce, or whatever other unit of measurement you choose.  Recommended by Get Rich Slowly.  FREE
  Cheap Cooking - Another, simpler grocery price book spreadsheet.  Doesn't have the functionality of the Uncommon Way to Wealth spreadsheet (of course I would say that!), but it will do the basics.  This spreadsheet was also recommended by Get Rich Slowly.  FREE
  HandyShopper (Palm version) - This is a Palm-based shopping list tool with many powerful features. (…)

April 28, 2006

• Budgeting Tip - I Don't Need It

  I've noticed one thing that has helped me to meet or beat our monthly budget amounts. I say to myself, "I can't afford that now. (…)

November 30, 2005

• GM "expects" to sell more vehicles abroad

  Commenting on this article about General Motors at BreitBart.com:
  General Motors Corp. (…)

November 14, 2005

• Gift returns after Christmas: Not so fast, buster!

  Check out this article at Money Magazine online:
  Quick & easy gift returns? (…)

November 10, 2005

• GM's new low

  From this article about how GM is hitting new lows:
  DETROIT (Reuters) - Shares of General Motors Corp. (…)

November 1, 2005

• More good news about Thrift Savings Plan

  Flexo over at Consumerism Commentary had a bit more to say about the Thrift Savings Plan. (…)

October 13, 2005

• Be humane - kill your debt as quickly and painlessly as possible

  You've probably already heard of the snowball debt reduction approach that has been popularized by Dave Ramsey. It's an excellent way to get out of debt, as long as you follow it. (…)

September 29, 2005

• The power of accountability

  I love to figure out how people achieve greatness. Just today, I gained a new insight into the mechanisms of superior achievement. (…)