The Great and Wondrous Tales of Frugal Man – Stop Renting Your Modem
[This issue of Frugal Man about renting your cable modem may contain affiliate links at no cost to you] It’s an affordable bird, it’s a reasonably priced plane, it’s FRUGAL MAN! Hey everyone, I’m Frugal Man. It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m sure my renown has reached your ears already but just in case it hasn’t, allow myself to introduce….myself. I am Frugal Man, the economical super hero. I am spartan, prudent, thrifty and prudent. That’s double the prudence baby! My enemies may call me cheap but they’re just jealous of my perfectly chiseled features. They also won’t forget my perfect physique and my world famous ability to save money; it’s enough…
We’re Buying Our First Home and It’s Scary!
Good news, everyone! We’re buying our first home. It’s been a long time coming. We first started looking for our first home about two years ago. It was right after we got engaged but before we got married. In that time, we saw a ton of homes. Most were crappy. Many were expensive and crappy; a real killer combination. Some that were OK were just too expensive for us. The few that we liked sold very quickly before we could even make an offer. We did make two offers during those two years and both went to other buyers who were more eager to pay above what we were. The…
Dividend and Expense Review – April 2019 – Monthly Dividends
[This article about monthly dividends may contain affiliate links for which I receive a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products I use and trust. Please read my disclosure for more detail.] Welcome to the April update! April is always smaller month. In fact, last year it was my second smallest dividend month of the year. That’s because I don’t really have any individual securities that pay in this month. However, my monthly dividends are trending up thanks to my investments in my M1 Finance account. On top of that, cash and bond yields have shot up since last year too which helps as those pay monthly…
