One of the biggest expenses in a typical household after those pesky rent/mortgage/car payments every month is groceries. We all have to eat, and things are certainly not getting any cheaper at the local supermarket. What’s a body to do? Well, I feel your pain, and as someone who spends a lot of time in the kitchen, I employ quite a few strategies to help make my food dollar go as far as possible. I’m certainly no expert, but here…
You can’t pick up a newspaper or magazine these days and NOT see some article about the economy, interest rates, or some other force that may impact your home finances. Many of us have learned about personal finance the hard way (me included) – through trial and error. I’m still amazed that we don’t teach the basic concepts of personal finance to high school students before we unleash them into the wide, wide world of credit cards, home and car…
Have you bought a dozen eggs recently? Sheeesh. Talk about sticker shock. A dozen “Grade A Jumbo” white eggs was running at @ $4.96 at my local supermarket this week. $5 for eggs? What is happening? Well, it’s really quite simple. The law of supply and demand. According to a recent article on CNBC[1], the avian flu has been devastating the egg-laying supply chain. It’s been described as the deadliest outbreak in U.S history. Normally seen in the early spring…