Later this week, I’m going to FinCon, a financial bloggers conference. One of the events caught my eye: a meet-up for members of Yakezie. It’s a network of personal finance bloggers, and one of the goals is for the members to support each other. And, to that end, they run the Yakezie Challenge, which is… [Read More]
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Category: Chicago on the Cheap
Living without cable TV
Cable TV is expensive. The customer service is horrible. And it’s unnecessary. I’ve never had and rarely missed it. And I don’t understand why so many people put up with the hassle of it. It helps to live in Chicago, where it is flat and television signals carry far. Without cable, we get over 50… [Read More]
The SNAP Challenge isn’t that hard
Last week, food banks and other organizations asked people to take the SNAP Challenge, in which they attempt to live on the same budget as people on food stamps. I was going to do it and write the results for Chicago on the Cheap, but I ran into a problem right off the bad: the… [Read More]
Dummies books are everywhere!
The lovely and talented Lisbeth Levine wrote a review of the new Salvation Army thrift store for Chicago on the Cheap, and she sent me this picture of its Dummies shelf. Fun, huh?
The blogger/Etsy/food truck economy
The picture is a slice of (poorly done) DIY culture, a shirt I made to help promote Chicago on the Cheap. In recent years, my business has shifted toward blogging and away from writing for publications. Back in 1997, Dan Pink published an article in Fast Company called “Free Agent Nation“. It was later expanded… [Read More]
