“My approach however is more along the lines of a cactus, you store and protect your money so you always have a supply if things get tough.” With so many blogs out there, it’s easy to get lost in the maze of personal finance posts. However, Shaun is one of the most consistent bloggers who… Read More »Interview With Shaun of Money Cactus
Happy Father’s Day!!!! Big up to ALL fathers. Keep up the good work. Being a father is not always easy. But as long as you play your part and give your child/ children the best of you, you’ve won the battle. Have a great day! Basket of Goods Update Back in January I started a… Read More »Weekly Report – 17 June 2012
Depending on the type of job that you do, you will need the assistance of other people. Team work is one of those concepts that I find people always say that they are practicing, when they’re not. A colleague shared some tips on how to work as a team. The tips were taken from The… Read More »How to Work As A Team
The Cell Phone Edition is the second article in a series called Living La Vida Frugal. It’s a look at a few things that I did in the past to cut back on my spending. I got my first cell phone when I was in university. It was a birthday gift from my parents and… Read More »Living La Vida Frugal: The Cell Phone Edition
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 was wearing my hair in… Read More »Living La Vida Frugal: The Hair Edition
How We Manage Our Finances as a Couple is a guest post from Maria at The Money Principle where she blogs about financial health and challenges her readers to think about their money and their lives. It is one of the articles in the latest edition of the Yakezie blog swap. Well, the short answer… Read More »How We Manage Our Finances as a Couple
I wish that I could introduce a coupon system for shoppers in Barbados. It would take the cooperation of local and international manufacturers and retailers and the commitment of a concerned citizen (me!). I am very willing to put in the time and effort to get Barbadians shopping with coupons. I was browsing through some… Read More »Shopping with Coupons
It was a quiet week filled with studying and more studying. But I did get a chance to read at least half of the blogs on my weekly reading list. Here are the posts that caught my eye during the week of the 20 May 2012. How a Little Preparation and One Question Saved me… Read More »Weekly Report – 20 May 2012
I’m getting rid of my credit card. I’ve made up my mind after months of going back and forth about what I want to do. It was a somewhat hard decision because I’ve been with this credit card company since 2005 and it was my first credit card. However, it’s time for a change, and… Read More »Why I’m Getting Rid of My Credit Card
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 on and acquiring things to… Read More »Keeping up With the Joneses