One rainy afternoon in Philly, after departing from a lunch meeting  with a colleague, a woman approached me as I turned towards Lancaster Walk. The woman was worn, disheveled, obviously in need. I braced myself for her request:

So I wrote a brief entry about my war with Comcast in a previous post. In my quest to save money, I am having a hard time letting go of Comcast cable, despite the fact that they have provided disappointing customer service on more than a few occasions, and I watch more TV on my [...]

I’ve been struggling to get rid of Comcast since I got it. I don’t need cable, I went 2 years without it in grad school, but I’ve been having a hard time letting it go. This article was the reality check I needed. Looking at Your Expenses with New Eyes | Wise Bread.

I found this on Seth Godin’s (Marketing Guru) website. A billionaire is offering start-up money for people who can come up with good business plans. This may not seem like the best time to start a business, but I think we should focus on being producers as well as consumers. Seth also provides a list [...]

My car was broken into last night. I walked out of my house this morning and saw glass on the ground, my glove compartment rifled through, and my visor pocket (with a few CDs and my insurance card) missing. This is the second time that my car had been broken into in front of my [...]

20 questions that your financially unprepared friends are afraid of | I Will Teach You To Be Rich. Here’s an article from one of my favorite money blogs, http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com.  The author has a practical approach to  saving money, such as having “no spending days” (my favorite) and negotiating bills and services. As I get my [...]