Posts by: David G. Mitchell

by David G. Mitchell

Charitable Giving When You Make No Money Although I am frugal, I like to at least think that I am neither stingy nor greedy. I am quick to spend if it will...... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

A Day of Waste Have you ever thought about how much money people waste in a given day? Today, I tried to keep track of all of the waste... read the story

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10 Seconds to Free Stuff Last month, I registered my e-mail address with a local pizzeria. It took me all of ten seconds and, for my trouble, the... read the story

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Six Ways to Force Yourself to Save I have mentioned my elder son, who tends to pursue a less than industrious path at times. In contrast, I also have a son... read the story

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Getting the Best Deal When Making Hotel Reservations I recently had to book a two night stay at a hotel in Tampa. The excursion was going to be work for me and an...... read the story

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Financial Lessons We Can Learn from AIG Executives By now, almost everyone has probably read of the huge bonuses that AIG recently paid to more than seventy of its executi... read the story

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Why We Should Judge People By Their Finances A recent Saving Advice article called on all of us to pursue the path of kindness when confronted with people who are su... read the story

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Splurging Is OK I had to go to a theme park today. When I say I “had to go,” I mean that my son and I received two...... read the story

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Should Parents Pay Children to do Household Chores? My Dad was born into a different age. He had his first paying job when he was five years old. By the time he was...... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Sometimes It’s Worth Paying I recently wrote about services that we never would have purchased forty years ago but which now are commonplace expendi... read the story