If you are planning to travel for the holiday season, and you have not started shopping and pricing out tickets, it is probably a little too late to get the best deals possible. You can still find some reasonable airfare, but for the most part the good deals have long been snatched up. If you…
There seem to be two types of holiday shoppers: those who are so well organized that they have all of their Christmas presents purchased, wrapped, and paid for in cash before the Thanksgiving leftovers have all been eaten—and the rest of us who are stalking wild-eyed through the mall a week before Christmas wondering how…
Believe it or not, gentlemen, the ladies in your life really don’t need an expensive piece of jewelry from you for Christmas. In fact, you can spend very little and still melt her heart. But, you need to remember that there is a difference between spending very little and putting in very little effort. Finding…
The numbers are astonishing when it comes to how many Americans are overweight or obese. More than 35 percent of U.S. adults and 17 percent of children between the ages of two and 19 are considered obese. While a majority of this problem is due to low amounts of exercise, the other part stems from…
While trying to live a frugal life we often skip some of the luxuries that others splurge on. Instead of going with a full blown theater room, a smaller cozier setup might be preferred. But there are times when things wear out, need updated, or you have set aside money for a specific item that…
Halloween is one of those holidays that appeals to everyone, from tiny tots to college students to parents. Unfortunately, all of that celebrating can be costly. According to the National Retail Federation, not only will seven out of every ten Americans be celebrating the spookiest holiday on the calendar in 2012, but they will be…
The majority of world celebrates Christmas, either paying respect to the religious holiday or participating in the more commercialized version of the event. Wherever you may fall on the spectrum, one thing remains the same. You can end up spending a lot of money buying gifts! It might be better to give than to receive,…