Archive for economy
Free Frugal Reads
Every day on my blog’s Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/DHM.CommonRoom, I post free finds that I think are worth at least a second glance. Visit my FB and like it so you don’t miss them. I’ve explained some of the ways to find your own free titles here. Using the free titles I have found at Amazon I [...]
Keeping True to the Big Picture
Rushing through the aisles of the grocery store, I couldn’t help but wonder if we were making the right decision. The escalation of the price of gas has impacted our day to day living. We have had to do some budget rearranging to cover our fuel costs. The idea to add shopping trips and errands [...]
Frugal Eats On Road Trips
I tried to count the number of road trips our family has taken, but I really just can’t. I have no idea. And when I talk about road trips, I am talking about trips we have taken of several days duration, sometimes weeks, and, a couple of times, road trips that lasted over a month. [...]
Cash for Clunkers hurts everyone
The Cash for Clunkers program was a bad idea. Far from helping the economy, we can expect it to cause a wide array of longterm problems: Those who bought will be hurt. Can you say “repo”? People who wouldn’t otherwise have bought a car are now strapped with a payment they really didn’t need and [...]
