Archive for category Budgeting
Tips on how to save at the grocery store
Posted by brumley in Budgeting, Personal Finance on February 13, 2011
If you’re serious about slashing household expenses, it’s important to focus on costs you can control. Some items — such as mortgage and utility payments — may claim a large slice of the budget pie, but they’re either fixed or relatively inflexible. Banks, for example, expect regular mortgage payments; landlords frown when you don’t pay [...]
What you should know about debt collectors
Posted by brumley in Budgeting, Personal Finance on November 26, 2010
With the economy still climbing out of recession and unemployment hovering near 9%, a lot of folks are behind on their payments. They owe money to banks for auto loans, hospitals for medical bills, and credit card issuers for everything from electronics to clothing to home appliances. This mountain of unpaid debt has provided a [...]



