For a writer, it’s exciting to see your name and your blog on a nationally syndicated, prize winning news site. This week, (August 03, 2009), Mrs. Bankrupt was featured on MSN’s Smart Money Blog, “No health insurance? No good,” regarding my three part series on health care reform, (“Sick? No insurance. No doctor. You’re screwed”). [...]
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Being cheap is not thrifty
Posted in Thrifty Tips Also tagged budget, budgeting, budgeting with kids, charities, credit issues, debt, Devils advocate, donations, frugal, health care, leanne coffman, money, saving, savings 2 Comments
Summer Vacation: Embrace Your Inner Tightwad!
It was the last day of school. As was tradition, I arrived to pick my kids up.
They weren’t in the car yet, but I girded my loins to prepare for battle. Brightly colored papers clutched in my youngest daughter’s hands bore evidence of impending drama. Extracting one she proclaimed, “Mom!” “There’s a gymnastic camp [...]
Posted in For Parents, Thrifty Tips Also tagged allowance, budget, budgeting, budgeting with kids, daughter, kids, leanne, leanne coffman, money, saving, school, summer, summer tips for saving, summer vacation, vacation 9 Comments