Friday Gathering: I saw the sun Edition

Spring is springing in my neck of the woods. I hope you see the light at the end of the winter tunnel where you live. Here are some articles that I recommend this week:
The second installment of my time saving articles was featured at the 246th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.
An article about [...]

12 Frugal Tips from Readers For 2010

A while ago, I hosted a contest for “IN Cheap We Trust”. I thought of gathering some of those great frugal tips in one post so you can use them for 2010! I have selected my favorites among them:
#1 Eat less meat (from the market) (this is not only good for the size of your [...]

Financial Goals for 2010

This is kind of a traditional post for this time of year, you know, with new year’s resolutions and all. My philosophy is that most life changes work best when they are started at any point during the year. For spiritual, physical, relationship resolutions there is no better time than the present. One time I [...]

Happy New Year from Gather Little by Little

Sometimes I felt a lot like a tightrope walker this year and not an especially good one . . .
I had a lot of ideas for this post, but I could not decide on just one, so I thought I would keep it simple. I always like to end the year by looking at the [...]

What can the parable of the Good Samaritan teach us about money?

And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?” And he answered, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL [...]

Friday Gathering: Office Premier Edition

Here are some articles that I enjoyed this week. I hope you enjoy them as well.
I wrote about the Christian’s approach to the black market. Several readers weighed in with some really good thoughts.
Mrs. Micah celebrated a birthday – I think she might be younger than you think.
Mighty Bargain Hunter wrote about stockpiling food . [...]

The Anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ Failure: What Can You Learn From It

On September, 15th 2008, the financial world almost collapsed upon one of the biggest failures in Wall Street history: The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Upon this major news, the stocks markets started one of the most important and surely the fastest drop of its long history. A year later, nothing much has been done about [...]

Purchase with or without a credit card?

Last week, Mike wrote about some ways to use a day-to-day credit card. Most Gather Little by Little readers might have been a little surprised by the topic and the point of view because glblguy has always been completely averse to credit cards – and for good reason.
While I share all of glbl’s reservations about [...]

Inexpensive date night tips

Mrs. Stew and I are the proud parents of three children ages six and under. We love our kids, but we still look forward to those times when it is just the two of us. Date night can get expensive, however. By the time you add up the cost of a babysitter, a movie, dinner [...]

Credit score changes

It is a good idea to know your credit score – it is an even better idea to know what is in your credit report. I typically check mine once a year and I checked it last month and found an error. Not a huge one, but on the list of names/aliases, there was a [...]


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