Category: Money Saving Tips

My August natural gas bill arrived the other day and I noticed it was about 13% higher than normal for this time of the year. I primarily use natural gas to heat my home. Typically during the summer, my usage is at its lowest. I live in Minnesota, where Winters

The monthly electric bill for August arrived the other day. I usually don’t look too close at the bill, other than to see if it is within the expected $80-$120 range. The bill was unusually high this time at $173. I started looking at the bill to see what had

The other day I received a letter from the MN Dept. of Revenue notifying me of a change to my property tax refund. The adjustment was made because line 32 of my schedule M1NC, federal adjustments, was a positive amount and should have been included as additional income on line

The summer of 2021 has been a hot one. I haven’t had to cut the lawn since May. On the negative side, the air conditioner has been running non-stop for that long too. The electric bill has been averaging about $90 per month. That’s not too bad. My house has

We are halfway through 2021 and I have knocked two items off of my wish list for this year. In January, I acquired an Xbox One X for $255 from a local seller on Ebay. That was a little bit more than I wanted to pay, but after losing bids

I have only purchased a few new pieces of furniture in my life. The last new item I bought was a mattress. Otherwise, my house is mainly filled with mismatched used furniture. I recently needed to repair an old chest of drawers that had worn out slides. The slides were