Are you tired of where you are financially? If so, stop worrying and start doing. The basic steps, ideas and techniques offered here are sure to help you change and improve your life for the better. He’s done it and now he’s here to help you send your financial problems on a permanent vacation! Welcome to the Thriving Financially with Dr. Thrift podcast.
Survey says…You Save! How using surveys and other feedback can save you money
I have been following the advice of Dr. Thrift for several years and am proud to announce that following his advice has allowed me to get to the point today where I can say I am debt free. I have learned to be thrifty and was thrilled when he asked me to write a tip...
Blind Victimhood
Recently an acquaintance of mine asked me for some financial advice. He was having trouble living on the $400 per week he is receiving in workers' compensation benefits. Two separate but closely timed events had led to his inability to go back to his job until he had...
First 100 Days
Today is the 100th day of 2013. Back on January 1st, many of you made new year’s resolutions where you promised yourself you would make changes in your life. I suspect most of you have already broken those promises. You wanted to accomplish something but you didn’t,...
Thursday Techniques, Tips, and Tricks #3
Recently a friend told me I didn’t always have to write big long posts to get my message across. She said I wasn’t being thrifty if I didn’t write some short posts from time to time. With that in mind, here is a short and sweet tip for the week. What do stores do...
What your rich dad would tell you to do
A paycheck does not make you rich. It is what you do with that paycheck that makes a person rich, poor, or middle-class. Those were the words of Robert Kiyosaki’s rich dad in his book Rich Kid Smart Kid. Throughout his books, starting with Rich Dad Poor Dad, Kiyosaki...
Thursday Techniques, Tips, and Tricks #2
If it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down. These words were written on a piece of handmade art above a toilet in the bathroom of a condominium belonging to the grandparents of a friend of mine. The toilet was a low flush toilet which was uncommon in...
Thursday Techniques, Tips, and Tricks #1
People often ask me for tips on how to budget, save, pay off debts, etc. There are many small things we can do to improve or better manage our finances. Starting today, I will share a different tip with you each Thursday. Welcome to the first edition of Thursday...