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The Bag Lady recently posted about Daniel Suelo, a man who has “quit using money like a bad drug“. I always find people, like Charles Long, Don Schrader or the Freegans to be interesting in their ability to opt-out of the Western economic and social system and chart their own course, living how they want. […]
With the economy in a downturn, this year more than ever the pressure is on to find cheap gifts for loved ones. Luckily, this is Mr. Cheap’s forté, so without further ado may I present the “Last Minute Cheap Christmas Gift Guide”. Pine Cone Bird Feeder: A perennial favourite, this feeder can be made by finding […]
There’s a wave of frugality going through the world, as people are worried about jobs and money in light of a looming recession. I’m amazed at how people have developed the expectation that spending $65 monthly (or far more) on a TV subscription is a “necessity”. Possibly this attitude will be re-examined in the current […]
I (obviously) like to save money, but I also like to eat (which is how I “fought” my way up to 214 lbs at my heaviest). Toronto, like all cities, has the full range of eateries from bad to expensive to “cheap and tasty” (what I like and will detail here). All of these restaurants […]
While digging through the I Will Teach You To Be Rich archives, I came across an interesting post about Cheap versus Frugal. Although I am *MISTER* cheap, I’m actually quite hurt when someone I care about says something that implies I’m cheap. Amusingly, I actually don’t mind if they CALL me cheap. An insight about […]
Mr Cheap is out of town and may (or may not) be responding to comments. Rest assured, he’ll read each carefully once he’s back. This post, obviously, isn’t meant to be a comprehensive overview of networking. Entire courses, books and seminars have been devoted to that. This is simply intended as a primer for people […]
After a multi-year hiatus, Mr. Cheap has returned to blogging at http://moneytimeblog.com. Posting on topics from investing to careers to arguing with Mike to frugal living such as this post. Network television and cable TV generally strikes me as one of those things that will seem very strange to the next generation. “What do you mean you had to turn on […]
I recently wrote about an analysis I did on my mortgage to see if it was worthwhile to refinance it. According to my original analysis, it wasn’t since I would be more or less breaking even. If I did end up making any money it would have been because of a good call on interest […]