Despite being a non-coffee drinker (I know; the horror!) I loved Aloysa’s “Live a Little: Have a Latte” post. In it, she points out that some of the things we buy “make us feel guilty because we think we make frivolous and unjustified spending choices”. (more…)
Posted in Spending Money on 01.16.12 with 29 comments.How Retailers Woo You Into More Holiday Purchases
The following is a guest post by Andrea Woroch, who is a consumer and money-saving expert. As a nationally recognized media source, Andrea has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC Today Show, MSNBC, New York Times Bucks Blog, Kiplinger Personal Finance, CNNMoney and many more. For more, visit AndreaWoroch.com or follow her on Facebook and Twitter.
Retailers spend a lot of money, time and effort getting you to spend more money in their stores. Some methods used are so skeevy it might be more ethical to simply rip the wallet out of your hands. While these practices go on year round, they really get kicked up a notch during the holidays. (more…)
Posted in Spending Money on 12.14.11 with 13 comments.Shiny, New, and Feeling Guilty
We bought a new dishwasher on Black Friday, and I feel guilty. Not because I went shopping then (since we usually do, although we rarely buy more than breakfast + an ornament), and not because we spent a good chunk of change (after all, we had the money in our appliance fund.)
No, I feel guilty because we replaced our existing dishwasher (which is probably 20 years old) before it had completely failed. (more…)
Posted in Spending Money on 11.28.11 with 25 comments.Do You Know Where Your Money Goes?
Do you really know where your money goes each month? If you’re tracking your spending, you do. If you can’t say for sure, don’t automatically assume that your money just goes to “bills”. Chances are a surprising amount of it doesn’t. (more…)
Posted in Spending Money on 11.09.11 with 16 comments.Taking the Dollar Challenge
Participants in The Dollar Challenge share where they spend every cent of a dollar for an average month, according to the following categories: housing, transportation, food, insurance, personal care, entertainment, savings, and other. I think it will be interesting to see the differences in spending, so am joining in. (more…)
Posted in Spending Money on 10.24.11 with 4 comments.Do You Justify Purchases?
A couple of folks commented on my post about upgrading to the iPhone 4S that I shouldn’t have to justify a purchase, which got me thinking. What does it mean to justify a purchase, anyway? (more…)
Posted in Spending Money on 10.17.11 with 14 comments.
