A Simple Trick for Managing Bills on a Variable Monthly Income

Some of the most important things in life are always taken for granted. In that regard, most of us drawing a straight salary don’t ever think about how fortunate we are to get a regular monthly or semi-monthly paycheck with consistent pay, especially as it relates to consistently paying our bills on time. But you can bet that people who work on commission and/or depend on tips for

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Going Once, Twice, Sold! Save BIG Money at Grocery Auctions

(At an auction)
Homer Simpson: (raising an auction card) Heh, heh, heh. Watch me burn Flanders!
Homer: Ned Flanders bids $50! (evil laugh)
Auctioneer: Sold! And the recipient of the hundred dollar bill is Ned Flanders!
Homer: D-Oh!
Flanders: This is going straight to the orphanage!
Homer: D’OH!
– from an episode of The Simpsons

In these times of economic uncertainty, many folks are looking to cut costs wherever possible. So as pressure

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9 Personal Finance Lessons I Learned from Watching “The Simpsons”

Twenty years ago the series premier of arguably the greatest cartoon ever, The Simpsons, debuted in the United States. Over that time I have watched countless episodes chronicling the lives of Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa Simpson and all of their friends and acquaintances. This is probably no surprise to my four regular readers who have to endure my occasional haphazard references to the show on this blog

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My Shameless RSS Subscriber Experiment

First off, I don’t know who you are, but I want to thank those of you who have taken the time and displayed enough interest in this blog to subscribe to my RSS feed. There’s currently not a lot of you, but you are greatly appreciated. If I knew who you were I’d write you a personal thank you letter!

For the record, I currently

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How to Avoid Neighbor Conflicts When It’s Time for a New Fence (Part 2)

This is the second part of a two-part series.  Click here for part one.

As I noted in part one, over the years I have personally talked to several friends of mine who told me they would rather spend a couple hours in the dentist chair having their wisdom teeth removed than deal with multiple neighbors again on another fence project.

For that reason I was a bit apprehensive when I finally

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How to Avoid Neighbor Conflicts When It’s Time for a New Fence

Being a homeowner has a lot of responsibilities that renters never have to deal with.  Many of the responsibilities are no big deal; others can be extremely unpleasant.  One of the most painful homeowner tasks is dealing with the neighbors when a boundary fence needs to be built or replaced.

Over the years I have personally talked to several friends of mine who told me they would rather spend a couple

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Inflation: How China May Be Forced To Use The Nuclear Option

It’s Inflation Week at Len Penzo dot Com. Follow me over the next several days as I explore the multiple facets and facts about this insidious scourge, the probability of its resurgence, its potential impacts on us, and strategies for protecting yourself and your personal finances. Hey, it’s not as fun as Shark Week at the Discovery Channel, but it’s almost as scary!

Raising taxes to pay for

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Inflation: Your Four Best Defenses For Preserving Your Wealth

It’s Inflation Week at Len Penzo dot Com. Follow me over the next several days as I explore the multiple facets and facts about this insidious scourge, the probability of its resurgence, its potential impacts on us, and strategies for protecting yourself and your personal finances. Hey, it’s not as fun as Shark Week at the Discovery Channel, but it’s almost as scary!

I kicked off this series on

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Inflation: Why You Should Fear It, And Why The US Wants It

Ronald Reagan accurately warned us in 1984 to be vigilant against inflation because it can come, “like a thief in the night to rob our savings, rob our earnings, and take the bread off our tables.”

For this reason, the government is usually on guard against the threat of inflation.   In the simplest terms, this is normally done by controlling the amount of money in circulation.  It’s really a matter

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Saturday Link Love

This week Len Penzo dot Com had an article selected as an Editor’s Pick (!) at the Festival of Frugality – Remember When Edition.  I’ll let you click on the link to see which one it was.

I also had articles featured at:

Money Hacks Carnival – Swine Flu Edition

Carnival of Bankruptcy and Debt Management

Be sure to check them out!

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