budget

Gym Membership Application
Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Ask IE Inbox: Shall I cancel my gym membership?

From an IE Reader: “With MED, is it even worth my wife and I keeping our family gym membership?  What do you do?” Great question and one that I wrestle with from time to time. My gym membership was only $20 per month to a very nice LA Fitness less than a mile away — Read More

elevator floor number 2
Posted on November 30, 2012 by

IE Favorite Things: Second Edition

Ask and you shall receive (again) I’ve received a number of reader requests to post a few of my “favorite things” that help me do whatever it is that I do. Periodically, I’ll continue to share some products, services, gadgets and life hacks that I trust will make a positive impact on your life. With Read More

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Posted on October 15, 2012 by

Automobile TCO Comparison

“Car guys” aren’t the only ones. Not a day goes by that most American men don’t think about cars.  I wouldn’t even consider myself a “car guy” and I still think about cars.  Alot… It’s only a matter of time before our will power breaks and we find ourselves on a car lot, convincing our Read More

Handwritten Home Budget on Lined Notebook Paper
Posted on September 7, 2012 by

7 Steps to Building an Accurate Personal Budget

Is it true that it’s not what you make, it’s what you spend? If this is still a debate in your household, then this post is precisely for you. Of all matters that matter the most; building, realizing and maintaining an accurate personal budget is, at its core, one of the critical life lessons I Read More

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Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Top 10 Things I Think You Should Know

There is no shortage of lists stating the “Top 5″ this and the “Top 10″ that. This is not a bad thing … in fact, this is something I welcome. A concise, easy to reference list that is quickly retained and simple to put into practice. (well, the good lists are, anyways) I certainly have Read More