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Managing IT on a Bootstrapper's Budget
in BootStrapMe, on October 23, 2009
...ed budget. There are ways to keep overall costs down during a company’s early stages – and this frugality (and a well thought out IP strategy) is something that will impress VCs when you decide to see...
Are you going back to business as usual?
in The CIO Weblog, on September 23, 2009
...d less disruption than the traditional alternatives. I figured that many other companies, forced by frugality into making do with what they had and with lower-cost solutions, might have also learned t...
Recovery? Don't hold your breath
in Sox First, on July 28, 2009
...e class consumption driven by spending on clothes, travel and bigger cars will be replaced by a new frugality and more savings. It's a point I examine in my Management Line blog here . If it'...
Recession drawing to an end. So what?
in Sox First, on June 21, 2009
...insurance sectors will be a lot smaller. Oh yeah, and Wal Mart will become number one again because frugality is here to stay. Welcome to the new normal. Justin Fox at Time has some sobering foreca...
The new consumer
in Sox First, on April 10, 2009
...lier this year, I did a piece looking at thrift chic, the latest trend where people are embracing frugality and a new conservatism. The lessons of the 1930s taught us that when an economy runs into ...
Thrift chic
in Sox First, on February 10, 2009
The downturn is changing human behavior and consumer spending patterns. People are learning to live on less and that will change society, and demands on business. It might also open up new wealth opportunities. I look at this trend of "thrift chic" in my column here .
Rise of the new consumer
in Sox First, on January 7, 2009
...aid, just browsing, and asking for price first or whether there are deals or coupons to be had. The frugality also is reflected in their asking whether a pair of shoes can be repaired, how long they l...
Other Voices: Links for 6/6/08
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 6, 2008
...ting in our emergency fund either. I mean, come on. What could happen?
Money Rules, Debt Stinks: Frugality - The New Trend :
Sure, the media reports that the economy is in such terrible shape (some...
Other Voices: Links for 3/28/08
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 28, 2008
...venue than work on cutting our expenses.
That's probably why my concentration on the topic of frugality will probably always be less here than many other personal-finance blogs. I'm intereste...
Dry Your Razor for Fun and Profit
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 7, 2007
At left is a picture of my wife & I playing some silly shaving cream games while I shave and our personal photographer gets a shot of us. It would have been kind of sexy if not for the photographer invading our privacy.
Anyway, thinking back to that day of frivolity, it now occurs to ...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 26
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 23, 2007
...C does more than $700 million of business annually, working through 67,000 kitchen consultants.
On frugality:
We cherish cost-consciousness at Berkshire. Our model is the widow who went to the local...
Should You Make More Money or Live More Frugally?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 29, 2007
Grad Money Matters has a post up that discusses myths about frugal living , and two of the "myths" are that being frugal will make you rich, or that you can just make more money and then you don't have to be frugal. Obviously it's not necessarily an either/or situation. ...
Bootstrapping with plastic
in BootStrapMe, on July 25, 2007
...ed my balance from card to card three times, each time securing a lower rate.
• Be Frugal. Frugality also enabled me to use credit cards as my business financing tool. With payments for equi...
Other Voices: Links for 7/10/07
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 10, 2007
... in their own relative ways and hence, we should think twice before laughing off other people's frugality.
Single Ma :
When you choose immediate gratification and incur huge amounts of debt, yo...
Easy ways to spend less on your computer
in Tech Without Wires, on June 25, 2007
Everything I do has something to do with a computer. Whether I am searching the Internet on my computer to find a florist , writing an email to a client, even going out for the day has something to do with a computer, finding online the right venue for the day!
With computers so integral t...
Home Business Frugality: Save Money on Utilities
in Home Based Business, on May 27, 2007
According to the Energy Savings Trust, home based business folks who are not into saving energy in their home offices or just about any part of the house they conduct their business will be wasting money, approximately, 900 pounds over the next three years.
So if you'd like to avoid being a ...
3 Ways a New Home Based Business Can Save Money
in Home Based Business, on May 25, 2007
Just Buy What You Need
As a home-based business owner, do you really need to purchase brand new home office furniture when you'll mostly hold your transactions online? Do your best to spend money for actual business needs and not for luxuries that your business can't really afford. H...
How Much Do Your Clothes Cost Per Wearing?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 24, 2007
I have never purchased a Tuxedo because I would rarely wear a tuxedo and thus it makes more sense to rent one on the rare occasions when needed. And, yes, I might consider other clothing purchases by saying to myself, "how often are you really going to wear that?" However, I have...
Frugal Home Business and Technology
in Home Based Business, on May 20, 2007
Many new businesses, especially those that are small to medium-sized or home-based, tend to suffer from huge losses in the first few years because they're spending more than what they're earning. Most of the time, it's not a problem of earning well but rather it's a problem of lea...
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in Wangtam, on 2007-02-07
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How to Cut Broccoli
in Do you like to cook?, on January 18, 2007
Being a good cook means knowing how to use up every bit of usable food product that comes into the kitchen. Broccoli is one such item that can be utilized in its entirety.
To cut up broccoli for maximum usage:
Cut off 1/2 inch from the bottom of the stem and discard or put into the compost pi...
Special Report: Early Stage Invesment in Chinese Tech Companies
in China Venture News, on September 9, 2006
... new generation of entrepreneurs is their unyielding commitment to success at all costs. By placing frugality at the center of their startup activities they are able to avoid the death spiral of exces...
Shopping Vampires
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 5, 2006
I use a provocative title on this post, with perhaps not as much of a payoff as I'd like.
Nevertheless, I read this Motley Fool article today about the benefits of shopping late and thought it was worth a share.
The gist is that if you shop at night you can often get good deals because t...
Money-Saving Inspiration
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 26, 2006
Two-inspired money savers:
As the post's title asserts, this was a Very Frugal Saturday : "...went to book store and with store credits, buy 2 get one sale, and an additional 15% off coupon, got 3 seasons of TV series (regular price $130, I paid with my credit card $1.76). Next went to...
Other Voices: Links for 5/30/06
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 30, 2006
... to consolidate higher-rate bills.
8. Uncle Bill says things ain't so bad .
9. Festival of Frugality offers many tips for the truly savings-obsessed.
10. From the festival proceed to the C...
New MINI Traveller Travelling to Detroit
in carzz.org, on December 23, 2005
... It was that capacious cargo area that made the Traveller so appealing; at last one could enjoy the frugality and parking ease of a Mini while bringing home a week's groceries.
Travellers may ha...