When heating gas costs were absolutely out of control a few winters ago (when the average American spent over $1,200 a year just to heat their house), I did two things to save money that …

Did you know that your employee sponsored 401K plan is able to charge you fees beyond the management fees of the funds that you invest in? It’s kind of the dirty little secret of 401K …

Today is Blog Action Day, and this year’s topic is climate change (a topic that I am very passionate about). I wanted to touch on an action I took last year that had an awesome …

A number of credit card providers have started announcing that they will begin charging annual fees again in light of credit card reform that was announced earlier this year to limit shady credit card practices. …

This is going to be a fun and very revealing post. Hopefully interactive as well. Halloween is a big celebration at my place of work. It’s fun and entertaining, but it’s a hell of a …

Like many people I believed in the advice that you should rinse your hands under hot water before and after applying soap to kill bacteria. Until today, that is.
The New York Times (apparently 4 years …

If you’re like me, you have a small obsession over Google Reader RSS Feeds. Whether it’s personal finance blog sites, following the websites of my favorite sports team, or keeping up with career related blogs, …

I’m not trying to be all politically correct or sentimental when I say – I truly do want you, the reader and commenter, to take an active role in shaping the future of MicroFrugality.com. With …