You’re not frugal, you’re stealing.

I was very disappointed to learn that, thanks to unscrupulous consumers completely abusing LL Bean’s generous return policy, the company has had to make some drastic changes that hurt many people. LL Bean had formerly offered … Read More

Use a tax refund to build your future

How we’re using our 2014 Tax Refund

It’s that time of year again! Even though the deadline isn’t until April, I always think of January as tax season, since that’s when the forms start rolling in. I like to get taxes done as … Read More

Freedom from Want

Freedom from Want

In 1943, Norman Rockwell created a series of oil paintings called Four Freedoms, inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address outlining four universal human rights that all countries must protect. Freedom from Want depicts a … Read More

Lego City fire station

Who owns your child’s toys?

I’ve been on a selling spree recently. Over the past few months we’ve been clobbered with one big expense after another. It feels like being adrift on a small boat in a stormy sea trying to … Read More