Archive for the ‘Economy’ Category
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Dawn over at Frugal For Life discusses some of the ethical implications of stockpiling foods. She gets into a few rules of thumb for testing to see whether stockpiling has crossed into greed, or just plain inconsideration. Talking to the store to have them do a special large-quantity order is ...
Posted in Economy, Frugal Living, Shopping | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
I tell you: It just doesn't pay to be human anymore. Big or small.
I'm well aware of how being fat costs money. But there are now rumblings on the possibility of the following: If an individual, or family, can reasonably afford health insurance, but does not get it, they face ...
Posted in Budgeting, Commentary, Economy | 1 Comment »
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Five Cent Nickel published a post that discussed what things to consider when you have both debt to pay and money in the bank. The main problem is that the difference in what the bank pays in interest is far below what one would pay on a typical credit card ...
Posted in Debt Reduction, Economy, Saving | 1 Comment »
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Bargaineering addressed some tax consequences of the CARS ("Cash for Clunkers") rebate program for Maryland.
Virginia's sales tax consequences are similar to Maryland's: Sales tax is assessed on the full price, not the price after being reduced by the voucher. In this way it's similar to the way grocery store coupons ...
Posted in Economy, Taxes | No Comments »
