What, has EVERYONE discovered the library now?

I’ve been using the library to save money, but recently all the books I want have been out! Even if there are 27 copies, someone has checked out them all!
So does that mean everyone has the same brilliant money-saving ideas as I do?

The $20 Trap

A couple months ago, I was driving my parents’ car on an almost-empty gas tank, and decided to fill up. I had only taken the car out for a five-minute drive, so I figured I would be doing my parents a favor. I rarely drive, so I didn’t know how much it would cost, but [...]

Could we live on $2,000 a month?

It’s a question that has been discussed recently in the personal finance blogosphere: could you live on $1,000 a month? (Or, for two people, $2,000 a month?) A couple bloggers (I Pick Up Pennies and Fabulously Broke in the City) answered YES. For me, the short answer, for which I barely even have to do [...]

Why I can’t feel sorry for Edmund Andrews

This week, a lot of people are talking about the story Edmund Andrews wrote in the New York Times Magazine. Andrews took out a mortgage he couldn’t afford, ran up $50,000 in credit card debt, and is now facing foreclosure. 
How did it happen? He says, “The money was there, and I was in love.” Optimism, [...]

A $1,200 gadget, a marital dispute

First of all, I want to apologize for the fact that I haven’t posted much lately. I have a new blog at work—a tech blog focused on products and services for business owners—and I find that it’s tough to keep two going at once. I don’t want Monogamoney to become a chore, so when I [...]