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. (…)
July 8, 2006
- Mvelopes Interview with Lisa
Mvelopes Personal is one of the three budgeting systems that I recommend, and I recently had the pleasure of giving away a free year's of Mvelopes Personal to Lisa, one of my newsletter subscribers. (…)
June 12, 2006
- Interview with Jesse Mecham of YNAB
I recently had the great opportunity to interview Jesse Mecham, creator of the You Need A Budget (YNAB) personal budgeting system. (…)
May 1, 2006
- Pareto Principle and Personal Finance
I was reading my newly-acquired favorite personal development blog and happened upon a post that talked about the 80/20 Rule, also known as Pareto's Principle. (…)
April 26, 2006
- Home Mortgage Refinance Calculator
How much will refinancing your home cost you? Will you actually save money? Does it make financial sense for you to refinance at this time? (…)
April 2, 2006
- Mortgage Comparison Calculator
Ever wondered what's the best way to pay off your mortgage? I'll give you a flippant answer: don't get a huge mortgage to start with. (…)
February 18, 2006
- Biweekly Mortgage Calculator
Got a mortgage? Making monthly payments? Too bad. If you were making biweekly mortgage payments, you could save thousands of dollars and several years. (…)
February 10, 2006
- New Excel personal finance spreadsheet - David Bach's Dead on Last Payment Calculator
The Dead On Last Payment (DOLP) calculator will show you one of the quickest ways to pay off your credit card or other debt (popularized by David Bach of "Finish Rich" fame). (…)
February 2, 2006
- New Net Worth / Wealth spreadsheet
As any personal finance junkie can tell you, wealth is what's left over after you've spent the rest. This spreadsheet lets you quickly and easily figure out your net worth. (…)
December 17, 2005
- Car Maintenance Schedule spreadsheet
As a frugal guy, and one who takes care of his own car, I know how important it is to remember to perform routine maintenance. (…)
December 12, 2005
- Product Review: Mvelopes Personal home budgeting system
I understand that most people who are serious about their personal finances have some sort of budgeting system. (…)
December 5, 2005
- The amazing balancing checkbook spreadsheet
When I got my first checkbook, I dreaded the idea of balancing my checkbook, mostly because nobody ever taught me how to do it. (…)
December 4, 2005
- Updated Millionaire Calculator spreadsheet
This is just a repost for those of you who downloaded the Millionaire Calculator spreadsheet. There was an error in the spreadsheet that gave the incorrect date for achieving millionairehood. (…)
- Millionaire Calculator spreadsheet
When will you be a millionaire? What will it take to save a million dollars? To find the answer to that question, use the new Millionaire Calculator spreadsheet that I've created. (…)
November 18, 2005
- New Excel spreadsheet - Cup o' Joe Factor calculator
Hey, folks,
I've created a new Excel spreadsheet for calculating your personal "Cup o' Joe Factor", or the true, long-term cost of any regular purchase you make. (…)
October 25, 2005
- Take advantage of your military Thrift Savings Plan
I'm a Navy man, and have been since January 7 of this year. (…)
October 18, 2005
- New financial spreadsheets posted
I've uploaded a couple new handy financial spreadsheets over the past few days. You'll find these under the "Excel Finance Spreadsheets" tab at the top of any page. Featured in this first batch of spreadsheets are:
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. (…)
October 12, 2005
- Are you getting less for your money?
I'm in a marketing class this semester at college, and we just discussed this subject, so I thought I'd share it with you.Manufacturers are in business for the purpose of making a profit. (…)
September 14, 2005
- Yodlee.com is…amazing!
I found a reference to Yodlee OnCenter on a fellow blogger's site (sorry, I don't know which one it was). (…)