When I was a kid, each year my Christmas stocking had a large orange in the toe. I always thought of this as a bit strange, so when I was a bit older, I asked my parents about the orange. It turns out that oranges were pretty hard to get ahold of when [...] [continued] Read more »

Megan writes in:
Congratulations on your third child! My husband and I are expecting our second child in February. I hope you’ll write an article about how to save money when another child comes along.
Your wish is my command, Megan. Here are some of the ways we’re preparing for our third child.
Diapers
As I’ve [...] [continued] Read more »

Lately, my wife and I have been studying ways to reduce our weekly grocery bill. We’ve been using several tactics to do this, which I will discuss one at a time over a series of articles.
Salads before dinner are a common staple at our house. For a long time, we would buy lots [...] [continued] Read more »

Over the past week, I’ve been conducting a quiet poll among friends and family concerning whether or not they shop at thrift stores. I received a few “yes” answers, but a surprisingly large number of “no” answers. Without arguing about the reasons, I also asked them why they didn’t shop at thrift stores [...] [continued] Read more »