living expenses

Emergency belt-tightening

Posted November 7, 2008 - 15:33 by Philip Brewer

Frugal Living

Firetruck

Typical personal finance advice would have you divide your budget categories into two groups: Your fixed expenses and your discretionary expenses. I generally don't like that distinction much--how is your power bill more fixed than your grocery bill? When you reach the point of emergency economizing, though, it's a useful way to structure your thinking.

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Plumas County: Hidden (Cheaper) California

Posted March 2, 2008 - 03:44 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh

Real Estate and Housing

Move to Plumas County

Are you stuck on the coast paying a big mortgage on a tiny property? Do your kids spend more time with their daycare provider than with you? Do you worry that they've never seen a real tree or animal? Do you sit in traffic more than 20 minutes a day? If you said yes to any of that and wished you could have said no, then maybe it's time to start thinking about relocating to rural California...

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