Are you a born saver? Just look at your parents.
We get a lot from our parents. You can thank mom and dad for those pretty blue eyes, your glossy brown hair color and even your ability to dunk a ball – they’re all a result of genetics. But what …
Tag: Spending
Create your own garden of eatin’ (and plant some delicious savings).
In times of economic downturn, people handle their financial hardships in different ways. Some cut up their credit cards and swear away shopping. Others do away with luxuries such as visits to the salon (hey, a little gray can be …
Why little luxuries – and overpriced lattes – can be ok.
Most of us are familiar with the term “Latte Factor.” Coined by financial guru David Bach, the latte factor hypothesizes that by simply forgoing our daily decadent $4 latte and redirecting that money toward savings, we can finish rich. After …
The changing face of how we pay.
While credit cards remain a constant in our everyday stable of ways to foot the bill (with balances paid off every month, we hope), there’s been a recent movement of people who are using alternate modes of payment. Leading the …
Financial frustrations of a professional wedding guest.
By Brian M., Savings Advocate and Chicken Dance Expert On the wedding circuit? Not exactly married to the idea of buying gifts for everything from pre-shower showers to bachelor parties to so-called destination “vacations”? This professional wedding guest gets it—and …
From spending miss to wedded bliss.
Lindsey F., Newlywed Savings Advocate I knew getting married would change my life. What I didn’t know was that it would change my spending habits. I’m an ‘80s child. We grew up on cell phones, PowerPoint presentations and debit cards. …
Confessions of a spendaholic. (Don’t tell dad.)
Post by Lindsey F., Savings Associate I had an epiphany this past weekend. I was with my mother and my grandmother reminiscing about the good ole days. We were joking about how the things we purchased on shopping trips with …
BLACK FRIDAY SAVERS’ EXTRAVAGANZA!!
You may find this hard to believe, but here at We The Savers we absolutely luh-huv Black Friday. Not for the awesome sales and deals (last time we checked, there weren’t that many good ones), but for the outrageous, over-the-top …