http://cheapestman.com Tips and Advice on money from The Cheapest Man Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a rough couple months with this website but I'm happy to say that I'm back to writing. Over the past few months my wife and I have been on a bit of a spending spree: plane tickets = $800 new couches = $900 another plane ticket = $300 deck = $3,000 misc = $1,000 The ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/05/chepeast-man-is-back/ The wife and I are committed to a fiscal fast for the month of March. What is a fiscal fast? Let me explain below.We will not spend money. We will still pay our monthly bills. We will do our best not to buy ay groceries besides the necessities (milk, eggs, and bread) We ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/03/march-challenge-fiscal-fast/ One of the many books I own is Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I'm sure many of you have read this book, but for those of you that haven't I'll give you a real quick summary. Robert talks about the 4 types of people: Employees - You work for someone ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/02/rich-dad-poor-dad-cheap-resource/ Most people know I'm cheap...thus the cheapestman.com domain name. Make sense, huh? Well when I go out to eat (which isn't that often) I usually order water to drink with my meal. I can't see paying $2.75 for a fountain drink of Coke. I understand unlimited refills but still knowing ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/02/ever-lick-a-turdyou-just-may-have/ I've searched high and low to find an easy and cheap way to Podcast/Radio Show. Here's what I came up with. TOOLS PC Microphone - A generic PC microphone will do. I use this one Logitech USB Desktop Microphone SOFTWARE Audacity - Open Source sound recording and editing software. I learned how to use ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/02/cheap-way-to-create-a-podcastradio/ An unnamed man made roughly $4,500 in roughly 6 weeks selling this Christmas' most sought after toy, the Nintendo Wii. A little background on this unnamed man. He's 40, has a masters degree, two kids, and drives a minivan. Sound like a typical Dad. So how does an ordinary ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/02/wii-selling-makes-man-4500-in-only-6-weeks/ India has done it. The Tata Nano is the world's cheapest car. The car is being dubbed as 'The People's Car' and will run roughly $100,000 rupees (~$2,500). The Nano is a little over 10 feet long and nearly 5 feet wide. It is powered by a 623cc two-cylinder engine ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/02/tata-nano-worlds-cheapest-car/ Many people cringe when they hear FREE MUSIC. I am a one of those. But, I have to say the FREE MUSIC on iTunes has won me over. Many people are on iTunes and many people know that they give away one free song a week. These songs are from ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/02/cheap-music-on-itunes/ Feb 1st ITEM COST SODA .50 MORE SODAS $14 DINNER (GREEK GRILL) $12     TOTAL $26.50 I did pass up on a couple of my normal sodas (50 cents each). And my wife and I wanted to go out to dinner, but chose to get takeout instead (saved ~ $20) there. Feb 2nd ITEM COST WINE $11 SODAS $14         TOTAL $25 Well..it IS Super Bowl weekend (thus all the booze). Feb ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/02/feb-1st/ Roy Haynes is cheap. Kudos to him for being cheap, but personally I think he goes about it in the wrong way. Why..you ask? Here's why? He garbarge picks - not only is this disgusting but it's also illegal. Seriously, do you want this guy going through YOUR trash? He takes advantage of ... http://cheapestman.com/2008/02/roy-haynes-living-cheap-the-wrong-way/