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• Where are you vulnerable?

  When you work with people and their finances you begin to see some common threads. Especially if you have the perspective of time on your side. One thing I've noticed is that very few people, even people who are pretty sharp, have taken the time to... Posted Aug 19 2008, 08:47 AM by Gary with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, finances, financial preparedness

• The Best Time

  Saw an interesting phrase last week. It was supposedly ancient Chinese wisdom. Went something like this. "The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago. The next best time to plant a tree is today." The more you think about it, the truer it... Posted Aug 04 2008, 03:13 PM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: savings, The Dollar Stretcher, Retirement, Debt, IRA

• They're Hiding Something

  Sometimes I can be contentious. At least that's what my wife says. I prefer to think that I stand up for what I believe is true. Even if someone else needs some evidence to be convinced. Prime example this weekend. It was an argument that I've... Posted Jul 28 2008, 01:11 PM by Gary with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, gas prices, big oil

• Preparation - military style

  Got an email from a friend poining out a blog that's a little different. It talks about finances, but also has stuff for survivalists and adventurers! You can check it out here Right now they have a lot of different information on financial preparedness... Posted Jul 15 2008, 05:08 PM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, financial preparedness

• Recession or Depression?

  What's the difference between a recession and a depression? Which one are we in now? Is it possible that the other will happen? Thanks, Carrie Perhaps an article on the definition of a recession would be helpful. Love the Stretcher, but you seem to... Posted Jul 10 2008, 10:37 AM by Gary with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: recession, The Dollar Stretcher, depression

• You Wouldn't Believe...

  It all started three weeks ago. A group of friends and I were doing the BBQ for a fairly large charity event (expected crowd 300 to 500 people) on a Saturday. We were bringing out our trailered smoker and 8 burner gas grill. On the menu: burgers, dogs... Posted Jul 07 2008, 10:27 AM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, cheapskate, rain

• $2.42 per gallon?

  As regular readers know, I'm a car guy. Always have been. Always will be. In fact, I plan on taking my Impala to an old car show tonight. Can't wait! Part of being a car guy is learning about cars. And, I've learned that the internal combustion... Posted Jul 05 2008, 11:45 AM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, gasoline, CNG Honda

• Surprises

  I love the little surprises of the day. Especially the ones that make me smile or think. Really especially the ones that make me do both! This morning I was introduced to a new blog. It's called "Only Knives" and the entry that drew my attention... Posted Jul 04 2008, 10:56 AM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, razors, shaving

• Modeling

  The other day I saw an interesting t-shirt at the Y. A simple message. "Professional Role Model." A young mother was wearing it. And, I believe that she was exactly right. She is a role model for the two youngsters that were following her. That's... Posted Jul 01 2008, 11:06 AM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, children, role models, finances

• Being Really Green

  Lately eveyone has been touting their 'green' credentials. You don't have to look too hard to find someone talking earnestly about 'carbon footprints' or expounding on renewable energy. I admit that some of them seem a little phoney... Posted Jun 20 2008, 07:34 AM by Gary with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, green, environmentalism

• The Power of Many

  We've been trying to solve a puzzling problem with one of our website pages. It was one of those intermittent problems which are always hard to figure out. We finally came up with an explanation. Readers were using the page in a way that we simply... Posted Jun 19 2008, 07:22 AM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, creativity

• Park My Car?

  I seem to have a problem that to my knowlege has not been addressed: Due to gasolene increases I have been taking the advise of the experts on how to save money at the gas pump. Consequently, I use my car as little as possible, by walking everywhere that... Posted Jun 16 2008, 01:19 PM by Gary with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, gas prices, auto repairs

• Frugal Friends

  One thing that I really enjoy about my job is that I get to meet a lot of interesting people. And, not surprisingly, many of them are of the frugal living stripe. Two of them are Annette and Steve Economides. They're often referred to as "America's... Posted Jun 05 2008, 08:47 AM by Gary with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: frugal living, The Dollar Stretcher, Economides, America's Cheapest Family

• Congress Likes Higher Food Prices

  It's fairly obvious to anyone who's not sleepwalking that higher food and fuel prices are really hurting most Americans. Everyday I get emails from folks who are struggling with these two bills. For many people it's a real serious problem... Posted May 19 2008, 12:15 PM by Gary with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, Congress, farm bill, food price inflation

• Supply and Demand

  Wow! The news is full of stories about rising gas and food prices. For those of us who pay attention to our expenses it's not a big surprise. We've known for awhile that's been happening. In fact, what surprises us (at least me) is that so... Posted May 01 2008, 12:10 PM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: frugal living, The Dollar Stretcher, inflation