Debt Reduction 101

First and foremost, thank you for all of your comments concerning your feelings about credit cards – apparently, I touched on a topic that’s near and dear to many of you. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I was sitting at my full-time job Thursday when Future Husband emailed me. Subject: CC? “You should email [...]

My dear friend Melanie weighed in on the last post I wrote about how the economy is reviving a “fix-it” nation. And Mel asked a good question – the gist was that she found a pair of shoes at Sears on clearance for $20. The checkout person pitched Mel additional savings by opening up a [...]

When I think of my friend and fellow traveler Heather (we called her “Heeter” because that’s how the Maltese pronounced her very American name), I remember her clunky boots. They weren’t hiking boots per se, they kind of reminded me of something you might have seen on “Little House on the Prairie” what my mom [...]

Reading “Blogging Away Debt” with Tricia is one of the reasons that I became a frugal living/debt reduction blogger in the first place. Her update in today’s blog was an update on her net worth and it made me curious to see what my net worth is. Simply put, net worth is “the amount by [...]

I was just content to observe all of the hoopla surrounding Nadya “Octomom” Suleman and reserve my thoughts … but then Joy Behar was guesting (that’s guest hosting, I guess) for Larry King Live and got the Duggar family to weigh in on the Octomom controversy. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the [...]

Just call me the “anti-bride.” This moniker is not to be confused with “Bridezilla” (although Lord knows I’ve had those moments), but is reserved for those woefully underprepared brides who should have really just eloped and gone to Vegas instead of having some elaborate wedding. As of the 18th, Future Husband and I have two [...]

Suze Orman was on Larry King recently and CNN.com posted some of the highlights of her conversation. The article is here.

SavingAdvice.com has a new blogger that’s been writing for them lately – her name is Sadie Morris and her “niche” in blogging is writing about a debt-free life. Check out her blog here. I’ll be honest – reading her blog is like watching a feel-good movie. I do aspire someday to live like this person. [...]

Moonlight left me a question last month when I was looking for subjects to write about: “Is it possible to get exercise without joining a gym?” First off … full confession. I do have a gym membership. And I’ll be honest, I haven’t darkened the door of the gym yet this month. And probably little [...]

Here are a couple ideas for Valentine’s Day on the cheap: 1) Screw Hallmark. When was the last time that you received a correspondence that wasn’t a text message or an email? When was the last time that you received a genuine, bonafide letter? When was the last time you received a love letter? The [...]