Doug's Methods of Saving Money
I don’t buy things from vending machines anyway, so what should I care if people who use a credit card get charged more? Vending machine prices are the worst kind of retail markup. Far better to avoid the convenience and eat and drink things brought from home. But if you really want to pay for it, you can pay an extra 10 cents — that’s like an additional 6% — for using a credit card.
A Credit Card for Emergencies?
You’ve probably heard it’s good to “have a credit card in case of an emergency”. I often hear that. Maybe that’s true. If it means […]
Washing Shower Curtains
According to the internet, when confronted with a shower curtain or shower curtain liner that has become icky with accumulated dirt, limescale and hard water […]
Look Carefully at Every Bill
Over the weekend my wife and I rented a wheelchair-accessible van so we could take her mother on a day trip to the big city. […]
Super Magnets from Old Computer Hard-Drive
Inside computer hard-drives are one or two super-powerful magnets. Probably worth a couple of dollars, potentially useful, or just fun to have. Inside the hard-drive, […]
Bathroom Fan
“Bathroom fan” usually means a fan that takes air from the bathroom and moves it outside, i.e., it’s an exhaust fan. A bathroom fan performs two functions: […]
Read This Book: “The Richest Man in Babylon” by George Samuel Clason (free PDF)
“Pay yourself first.“ Have you ever heard this old — but good — advice? As far as I know, it was popularized by George Samuel Clason […]
