When I was a young kid, I remember being at my neighbor’s house and experiencing a lifestyle that was very different from where I lived. I didn’t realize that they were poor at the time though. I’m going to describe the setting and lifestyle of this charming couple from my memories. One of… Continue reading Memories of Poor Friends In My Distant Past
Category: Social Class
Billionaires Should Spend Their Money!
I noticed an article on yahoo today called 7 Spending Tips From Frugal Billionaires in which the article goes on to talk about how many Billionaires are frugal too. The article was a good one with a good message, which basically states that if billionaires are frugal shouldn’t we non-billionaires be frugal too? I’m not… Continue reading Billionaires Should Spend Their Money!
A Frugal Middle Class Assessment
Once twitter I noticed that SeeJaneGetRich tweeted a link to a U.S. News article on yahoo called “How to gauge your middle class status”. Since I love feedback and statistics, I thought I’d check it out. It was an interesting read so I decided I’d write about how I was doing. Income: We are very… Continue reading A Frugal Middle Class Assessment
How I Have Lost Over Half A Million Dollars Having Kids, So Far!
Since my son has been born, We have lost over half a million dollars in income! How? My wife stopped working to be a stay-at-home mom, the day my son was born. In her previous work life (before my son was born), my wife was an accountant. Below is her calculated income based off of the last… Continue reading How I Have Lost Over Half A Million Dollars Having Kids, So Far!