I’ve hit a string of bad luck lately. Nothing horrible, but just a lot of things not going my way. The latest has to do with my employment situation. Let me begin by saying that I’m incredibly thankful to have a job, especially one with the federal government. There are no indications that layoffs are …
I was reading an article the other day that discussed how grocery stores are increasingly getting rid of plastic bags and offering a 5 cent refund for every reusable bag that a customer uses. In this article, they mentioned that research has shown people are more likely to use their own bags if they are …
I’ve been working on my taxes for a few weeks on and off as paperwork comes in. I use TurboTax, so it’s easy to enter some numbers, close the program, and then enter more numbers as I get more information. One great feature of TurboTax is that as you enter data, it updates how much …
I’ve noticed over the past few weeks that one of the main things people are looking for when they click to this site from a search engine is tips on budgeting. I have talked a lot about budgeting on the site, but given the current state of the economy, many people are just starting to …
In a fit of going green last fall, I picked up a few cloth handkerchiefs. Organic cotton, to be specific. And I used them sporadically, but for the most part, stuck to my tried and true Puffs. Over the past few weeks though, I’ve had a perpetual case of the sniffles (I blame the weather), …