Savvy Saving Bytes

  Along with all the Valentine’s Day chocolates, amorous greeting cards and bouquets of red roses, here are some quotes on love and money: “Money is like love; it kills slowly and painfully the one who withholds it, and enlivens the other who turns it on his fellow man.” ~ Kahlil Gibran “Money will buy [...]

While working on staff at two different companies, I was startled when documents listing employee’s salaries somehow suddenly crossed my desk. Wow! Here I’d been wondering how much money coworkers were making and shazam – there were the numbers in crisp black and white. Twice! Both financial documents were enlightening, but the larger company’s payroll [...]

In expensive cities Like New York, it’s cheaper to rent housing than to buy, which is fine by me. I’ve never even considered buying a home. Here are five reasons why: A Home Means WORK! The second your pen hits that mortgage, your work commences. Weeks, months, and years of painting inside and out, of [...]

Money is nice stuff and there are plenty of good reasons to have plenty of it. But there are also reasons why having barrels of money (as in “rich”) can sometimes be a big pain or downright trouble. Here are ten reasons I’m glad I’m not rolling in greenbacks: Nobody is pursuing me with arsenic [...]

Just popped in with this photo of a snappy pleasure boat on the East River taken on a more serene summer Sunday. This river, like the stock market, can be dangerous to people who fall in or attempt to swim in it. Once in, there are few places to climb out. And the river’s water [...]

Like the president and shrinks everywhere and these Grand Central travelers, I’m taking a summer breather for the remainder of August. I won’t be posting on money matters, but will be stopping by to put up a photo or two. Will of course still be around on Twitter. So stop by and say hello to [...]