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One Way to Combat High Prices - Just Run Out of Gas

Posted 4 weeks 13 min ago by Jason White

A story recently appearing in the Atlanta Journal Constitution told of a growing trend in the metro Atlanta area - people running out of gas. This is probably to be expected considering how high prices have become, but the number has me wondering if motorists have a different motive - free gas!

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Are You an Ant or a Grasshopper?

Posted 6 weeks 4 days ago by Jason White

Frugal Living

This classic fable illustrates the fundamental difference in savers and spenders. Spenders live for the moment, frittering away their earnings on things like technology gadgets, eating out, and bills they've created for nice cars, expensive homes, etc. Savers prefer to get by on less and save their additional money for a rainy day (or a sunny day).

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A One Touch Approach To Managing Household Finances

Posted 6 weeks 6 days ago by Jason White

Life Hacks, Productivity, Budgeting

Over the years I've implemented elaborate tickler systems, email reminders and various other ways to remind myself not to forget to pay a few paper bills. At some point they all fail, usually due to my own procrastination or some technical or procedural glitch. That was, until I implemented a fool-proof plan I call the "One Touch System" for household productivity. Read on to learn how to implement this perfectly simple system to improve the management of your own household finances.

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Make Grocery Budgeting A Game, The Price Is Right Style

Posted 7 weeks 1 day ago by Jason White

Personal Finance, Shopping, Budgeting

Growing up, I stayed with my grandparents during the day on summer breaks from school. Our mid-mornings were usually spent casually watching The Price is Right. Maybe those Showcase Showdowns ingrained something in my frugal memory bank, because my family now enjoys a grocery budgeting game with similar rules.

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