Cursed Economy’s Cramping My Style and Giving me Heartburn

There’s a whole string of imperfections in my R’epertoire.  My driving? It’s the one thing that would have corrupted Job.  Decisiveness?  I can’t decide if I possess that trait or not.   Procrastination?  I know I have that one up my sleeve.  I’ll work on it tomorrow, though.

However, the biggest knot in my psyche is money.  Cold, hard cash - the stuff that gets me into more fixes than Hong Kong Fuey ever hoped to get into.   To me, the concept of saving money  is spending half of your money at the grocery store, saving the other half for the mall.  No wonder the concept never works for me.

Times are tough and getting tougher, though, so it’s making me re-think my carefree ways.  I’ve just got to be more careful where I throw George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson these days.  They don’t come to visit me as often as they once did.  When they do, they don’t stick around very long.

I came across a cool website, WalletPop.com, that’s full of monetary wisdom and woes.  I love their Daily Fantastic Freebie and have even taken advantage of a few.  You’ll find very useful information about gas prices, the economy, restaurants, saving money, etc. 

A few Must Read posts are:

• Gas Prices a Killer for the Elderly
• Raising Cash in a Hurry - Make Stuff to Sell
• Downsizing Your Food Budget
• Elton John’s #1’s: $1.99
• Paying the Higher Cost of a Higher Education
• Feed the Little Birds in Dollar Store Style (this one might as well have been written for me…)
• Saving Cash These Days - Cancel Your Newspaper Subscription

Be sure to check out the Daily Deals, too.

How about it, wise readers?  Do you have any words of wisdom to share about saving or stretching money?  You have my undivided attention.