MONEY
INFLATION BUSTING
Prices are rising. I'm not sure how much... Prices are definitely going up and the "official numbers" don't show it accurately because they don't measure the things I buy. Milk stayed about the same at the big store, but chicken food went up first 12%, then about 20%...
PAY OFF YOUR MORTGAGE YEARS EARLIER
If you have a mortgage, you might have PMI. PMI, or "private mortgage insurance" protects the bank if something hfappens and you can't pay. Certain types of loans require this and set different sets of rules. My FHA mortgage, for example, said I had to have it for at...
HOW TO SAVE $5K ON PMI WITH ONE PHONE CALL
Every month I overpay my mortgage. Only a fraction goes to reduce the debt--most goes to taxes, escrow, and PMI. An extra payment here, ten dollars there. It all adds up in the end. I'm not close to paying it off yet but I'm hoping to be close to the time when I...
COUPONING IS COSTING YOU A FORTUNE
Stop couponing! It's costing you money! There! I said it.  Couponing is bad. I’m the cheapest person on earth.  I’m the master of thrift, the Chieftan of Cheap.  I was reusing, recycling, repurposing, and bringing my own bag long before it became cool.  When extreme...