OK, not really personal finance related, but I thought this site was pretty cool. There’s some other crap there too, but the cool feature is that you can create a customized map showing what states and countries you have visited. Mine is below. The site is www.travbuddy.com . My map here!

I posted previously about garage sales and how in many instances you do better simply donating the items to a worthy charity and taking the tax deduction. However, to make the most of your donation you have to be careful and keep good records. Here are a few things to look out for: Do you [...]

OK, everyone has either held one or been to one. I’m talking about garage sales, that great piece of Americana where you put  all the crap from your house that you no longer want or need out in your garage, driveway, or patio and let a bunch of random strangers come rummage through it and [...]

Since the CVS ExtraBucks deals lately have been crap I haven’t had much to post in the deals department, but here’s a great one on diapers at Target. There is a coupon available online for $3 off any package of Luvs diapers. There is also a coupon for a free Luvs Mega pack when you [...]

Looking for a cheap evening out with the family in the Houston area? Try taking in an Astros game. Think I’m crazy to call that cheap? Well, not if you do it on Tuesday nights. I didn’t realize until we went to a game Friday night that for Tuesday home games you can get 2 [...]

Sorry for the last of posts over the last couple of weeks. We have just had a lot going on around our house to keep me off of the computer. Anyway, yesterday as I was filling my gas tank at Sam’s Club, it occurred to me that perhaps not all stations are created equal. No, [...]

The inspiration for this post is from what on the surface is a pretty light and off-topic comment to my recent post about my eBay crap: Stumbled upon your website today and then was looking at your recent posts, clicked on your ebay items and say your name at ebay is lsutigerfan…Go Tigers! Originally from [...]

Over the last week or so, I have started reading up on 529 plans. For those of you who don’t know, 529s are tax advantaged accounts for college savings. There are lots of details available, but essentially it is the college savings equivalent of the Roth IRA. You contribute after-tax dollars into the account and, [...]