One of the things that career advisors harped on all through undergrad and grad school was the benefit of networking. Get out there! Talk to people! Tell them about what you do and what you want to do! See who knows someone who knows someone who might be able to help you! Go to cocktail …
Yesterday, I got an ad in my e-mail with the subject line “Versatile = Frugal.” It caught my eye only because the word “frugal” was in the title, so I guess their advertising works. Being frugal is the new, cool thing after all. They were advertising a “caftan” that could be worn as a dress, …
Yesterday, one of my tasks was to mail my dad’s Father’s Day gift. He never needs a gift, of course, but for the past 8 years, I’ve been getting him the same exact thing. A mix CD. Okay, so it’s not really a mix CD anymore, since he just rips it to his computer and …
I’m sure few of you noticed, but for a short period of time yesterday, this blog was gone. What happened? Well, I’m not sure, but in attempting to upgrade WordPress, something broke. I’m not going to lie, it’s quite possibly a PBCAK. I’m always good about downloading backups before I upgrade, in case of disaster …
After much internal debate, I decided to up my TSP contributions a few weeks ago (for those new to the blog, since I’m a federal employee, I have a TSP rather than a 401(k) – but they’re similar). I had been contributing 5%, enough to get the full match, but hadn’t done more than that. …