CNN Money had an interesting article about 5 families who live only on a cash budget.  They don’t use CC, but use a debit card for some.  I found it interesting and very cool to see the reasons why people switched to cash.  How it helped them get out of debt and manage their budgets.  [...]

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Here’s an interesting question, can you start a business with cash?  Yes.  But then why are there business loans?  What are the pros and cons of starting a business with cash?  Why do it?  Why not?
Starting a business with cash appears to be the least riskiest move.  You don’t owe anyone money. You know what [...]

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Next week I’ll be hosting the Festival of Frugality.  Please be sure and submit your posts here!  I hope that you will participate.
This week my frugal tip is saving on cash withdrawals from an ATM.  Typically when you use a regular ATM you are charged a fee by the machine and the your own bank.  [...]

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So the results of the poll are as follows
It  appears that most people think that saving the cash to buy something does not necessarily make it affordable.  It seems that just saving cash is to “afford” whatever you want isn’t the way to go.  A few financial gurus suggest that saving and paying cash makes [...]

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Saving $5 adds up.  According to Marie Franklin she saved $12k in 3 years by saving every $5 that passed through her hands!  Wow, that’s a lot of $5 bills.  2400 – $5 bills actually.  That means she saved on average $4k/year!  That means she saved  $11/day or on average 2 – $5 a day!
Wow.  [...]

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Okay, so I am not fond of carrying cash.  I honestly have no idea how people can walk around with hundreds of dollars in cash in their wallet.  I definitely would be paranoid and constantly worried about losing the money.
But I forgot to post the other day about my new fear of cash.  So typically [...]

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