So apparently, the post I wrote for today got eaten somewhere between the writing phase and the posting phase. It’s backed up on my home computer, but I still wanted to put something out today, even if I did miss my completely arbitrary deadline. My birthday was this weekend and I had the day off on …
The Festival of Frugality is up! Go check it out! I’ve decided that one of my resolutions is to get back into participating in various carnivals and festivals. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read. Here are some posts that caught my eye: Decluttered and recluttered 5 Credit Card Practices to Adopt …
Yesterday at the gym, I overheard a woman comment that she never bothered to get a lock for her gym locker. After all, she took her purse with her while she worked out and who would want to steal her clothes? While she may be right, I am still surprised at her attitude. Our gym …
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Throughout 2008, I put $1 a day into a high yield savings account. Well, in theory. In practice, I transferred the funds once a month. In 366 days, my account is now at… $371.22! Okay, so it’s only an extra $5.22 in interest. But it was an easy way to put away close to $400. …
One of my Christmas gifts this year was a Kindle. Not the most frugal of gifts, but man, is it cool. I am definitely a convert. Oh, I plan to continue to buy books in paper form, and I have a huge box of unread books under my bed, but the Kindle is a great …