Category Archives: Being Frugal

• Buy Used Or New Cars? - 297 views

  

  Yesterday, while we’re going to the market, my wife noticed a small little car was on the test drive with the price $14999 sticker on the front windshield.  A young … Continue reading →

   

• Avoid E15 Gas - 369 views

  

  If our cars are older than 2012, don’t use E15 gas, it’s potentially damage the engine and many car manufacturers will not honor the warranty if used with this E15 … Continue reading →

   

• ESPP-Employee Stock Purchase Plan - 382 views

  

  Majority of companies in Silicon Valley are publicly traded companies, if we work for these companies, we should be offered something call ESP (Employee Stock Purchase) or ESPP (Employee Stock … Continue reading →

   

• Beware Of Instant Rebates At Costco - 1,732 views

  

  Costco is a great place to buy more stuff than you can use, all their warehouses are always crowded, you walk in, walk out spending over $100 for a few … Continue reading →

   
 

• Tire Insurance Hard Sell At Tire Shop - 801 views

  2012-11-24 I received the $100 VISA from American Tire last week, the last time. So, last Friday and Sat, I received a promotion through email from American Tire, my A6 … Continue reading →

   

• 10 Painless Tricks To Save - 485 views

   

• Traffic Tickets – Do We Really Need Them? - 565 views

  These days, the traffic tickets can cause a major cash strapped problem because they’re expensive to pay, costly even if taking school option and extremely time consuming. 1. California Stops: … Continue reading →

   

• Cable TV – Do We Really Need Them? - 644 views

  We live in the central bay area, we can get TV over the air, therefore, we don’t really subscribe any cable TV. The reception is great for us to get … Continue reading →

   
 

• Smart Phones-Do We Really Need Them? - 448 views

  Smart phones – Android – i- phones, most people seem to have them these days. We upgraded our phones a few months back, we’re the old fashion types – plain … Continue reading →

   

• Gamble With Diamond Lane - 306 views

  Every morning we take car pool lane to work, and every few days, we see these single drivers driving in the car pool lane and some did get caught by … Continue reading →

   

• Lies Lead To Debt Problems - 618 views

  Sometimes, someone pointed out the real problems of people who are heavily in debt and it’s so obvious. The bottom line is that when you’re in debt, you’re the problem, … Continue reading →