Something You Should Know about Saving Money

May 3, 2013

Interview with Glenn Smiley, author of the book All in the Name of Love

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Mike Carruthers:
How you view money in your life probably has a lot to do with how your parent's viewed money.

Glenn Smyly:
We watch how our parent's did money and then we make decisions like, "there's not enough money, I can't afford to buy that." We tend to limit ourselves in the amount of money we make to have it be just a little more than our parent's did.
 

February 27, 2013

Interview with Jack Gillis, author of the book The Car Book 2013

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Mike Carruthers:
Not too many years ago many of us would never buy and American car for fear it was inferior.

Jack Gillis:
Right now you don’t necessarily have to be afraid to buy an American built car from an American manufacturer.
 

December 10, 2012

Interview with Howard Dvorkin, author of the book Credit Hell : How to Dig Out of Debt

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Mike Carruthers:
If people are going to over-spend on their credit cards this is typically the time of year that they’re going to do it.

Howard Dvorkin:
When they whip out that piece of plastic there’s very little pain that happens until the following month when the bills come in and then they can’t afford it.
 

July 24, 2012

Interview with Chrissy Pate, author of the book Be CentsAble: How to Cut Your Household Budget in Half

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Mike Carruthers:
Saving money at the grocery store isn’t so much about changing what you buy rather it’s about changing when you buy it.

Chrissy Pate:
So we know Memorial Day and Labor Day there’s going to be lots of BBQ items on sale so you’re going to find your ketchup, your mustard, your buns are going to be at the lowest price of the year. So one of my favorite things to do is come Memorial Day or Labor Day I stock up for the whole year on ketchup.