It is like a scene from a bad dream. You reach into your bag and you can’t feel your purse. You push your hand into your pocket to take out your wallet, but it is not there. Tiny beads of sweat form on your forehead, and your neck starts to […]

One of the best budget home décor ideas that I’ve come across is to decorate with paint. This is an inexpensive way to dramatically alter how a room looks. When it comes to painting there are several options available. You can paint the walls of the room, the ceiling, the […]

I remember when I first found this black bean burger recipe. I was looking for budget lunch recipes which were different, easy to prepare and tasty. I’m not a vegetarian, but sometimes I get the urge to avoid meat. I actually found several recipes on the Internet and I put […]

I’m currently catching up with the HGTV’s Design Star latest season. The last episode I watched was the one where the contestants were required to remodel an indoor and outdoor space of clients’ homes. The designers used some cool techniques that really showed how one can be cheap chic. From […]

A few weeks ago I had a conversation with gentleman regarding the state of tourism in Barbados. He was adamant that the Barbados Government should help all of the smaller tourism business by giving them money. I told him that it was impossible for the Government to help every single […]

It’s kind of ironic that I’m writing an article on habits of financially wealthy people, when I’m trying to acquire some type of wealth. I’ve read lots of articles, posts and comments about how some wealthy people live. And to tell you the truth, they are not that much different […]

This is the third article in a series called Living La Vida Frugal. The Lunch Edition takes a look at a few things that I did in the past to cut back on my spending. From primary school straight through to university, I would take lunch with me. In primary […]

Having your home broken into can literally scare the daylight out of you. My home has never been broken into, but it has happened to family and friends. They were angry and scared at the thought of a strange person going through their belongings and taking whatever they want. Keeping […]

This is the first article in a series called Living La Vida Frugal. The Hair Edition takes a look at a few things that I did in the past to cut back on my spending. Back in 2008, I cut my hair and reverted to wearing my natural hair. I […]

The term keeping up with the Joneses has been defined by the Phrase Finder as striving to match one’s neighbours in spending and social standing. Keeping up with the Joneses is officially known as conspicuous consumption. Developed by Sociologist and Economist Thorstein Veblen, it describes the act of spending money […]