If you’re looking to save money, one of the best ways to save is to cut down on your unnecessary expenses.  This can range from having one less meal at a restaurant every week to moving to a smaller apartment and of course, avoiding the online casino gambling.  Cutting down on expenses doesn’t necessarily mean that you don’t buy as many things; you can save quite a bit if you buy the same items at lower prices. 

I'm not really a name brand type of guy. Nike slogans just annoy me. I've been buying the same few brands of jeans since I was ten years old, and I can't remember off hand what they are unless I look at the back pocket. Nonetheless, unless I am getting dress shoes (which I buy almost never), I only shop at one place: the New Balance factory outlet.

When you are considering a gift for the man in your life you might want to think about buying him a set of sterling silver cuff links. Most men don’t go out and purchase cuff links for themselves but when given a set they’ll gladly use them.

It’s never easy finding gifts for the man who has everything, since the man who has everything has, well, everything.  You know the type, professional job, nice car, good family, a few hobbies; probably an all-around good fellow, but not very easy to buy gifts for.  The biggest problem is that if he really wants something he’ll probably just go out and buy it himself.  Therefore, anything he really wants he probably already has, and just about everything that he doesn’t have he probably doesn’t want very badly.  This puts you, the gift-giver, in a pretty sticky situation.

Friends of ours got married in mid-October and we made every effort to make it to their wedding. We live out-of-province, so the trip would be quite lengthy. We thought about driving but opted to fly, figuring that the cost would be more practical, then the time off work and utter exhaustion involved in driving the 2400 kilometres to get there.