Category Archives: Budgeting

October 15, 2008
The Frugal Lunch– also posted in Basics, Consumerism, Food, Frugality, Goals and Status, Personal Finance

Probably my biggest waste of money is on food. There is no doubt that there is a lot of waste for me in this area. Especially where lunch is concerned.
I average spending about $11.00 a day on lunch or roughly $220 a month. That is just on lunch. This is completely ridiculous. In all honesty, [...]

October 9, 2008
Why Do We Need an Emergency Fund?– also posted in Basics, Investing, Personal Finance

I was discussing personal finance with a friend from Stumble Upon the other day and he made the following interesting observation concerning the idea of emergency funds:
Less certain about “emergency fund”, but my wife likes the idea. With the dollar losing value every day, and interest rates so long, it seems like the wrong thing to [...]

October 6, 2008
Great Tool for Getting a Handle on Your Finances– also posted in Basics, Free Offers, Frugality, Personal Finance

Last week, I wrote about my basic budgeting strategy. Something that I use to to aid me in this is Mint. This is a great website that can allow you to track your finances in one place and setup a budget. Also, the great thing that makes this Frugal Rebel happy is that it is [...]

September 30, 2008
My Budgeting Strategy– also posted in Basics, Frugality

Often times, when one is starting a budget, it can be overwhelming. How detailed should I get? Do I need to label every purchase? What if I miss something? All of these questions can inhibit us from coming up with a spending plan. The following is how I was able to get on a budget. [...]