Debt Reduction 101

I was at Staples today getting some ink for work and the guy printed off my receipt which came with a survey that I could complete over the phone or on the Internet. The gist of the survey was to give feedback how the customer service was (I adore the guys at Staples – [...]

Yeah … I’ve yet to post a picture on this site and while I’m waiting for my “real” wedding shots to come in, I’ve been relying on my friends to share theirs with me. This is the first non-blurry shot that we’ve received that actually has both of us in it. And I [...]

Well – the Husband and I have not seen hide nor hair of our neighbor since the gas card incident. I thought about that today because my gas gauge is hovering at less than a quarter of a tank and $15 would put me near full (I love the Rattling Death Trap – it [...]

No, you haven’t accidentally stumbled upon a cooking blog. I found this recipe the other day and it was so easy that I felt compelled to share with all of you.
I’ve been looking for a good chicken stock recipe for awhile. When I cook rice, I like to cook it in chicken stock [...]

I took a red-eye flight once from Las Vegas to Milwaukee – a friend of mine had gotten married in Sin City and I had never been to Vegas. Tickets were cheap and I paid for them with cash. (I had just started breaking the credit card habit …)
I had no clue that [...]

Happy Friday friends and readers. My email got way backed up while I was away last week and when I was cleaning out the inbox tonight, I found a quick note from my buddy Raul with a tip on how to save money at the coffeeshop:
“Caribou Coffee charges $1.45 for ANY mug [...]

I had to take a little road trip over the lunch hour to deliver some extra job applications to the job fair where my company’s HR person was hanging out for the day. The job fairs my company has attended in the past are either feast or famine – if we hold them around [...]

I was really looking forward to Monday with my husband. I had left for Iowa last Wednesday and had spent Wednesday and Thursday without him. Friday was pre-wedding madness, Saturday was the wedding itself and Sunday was spent saying goodbye to friends and family and making the drive back to Rochester.
Husband and I [...]

I was on the phone with my mom, rehashing some wedding tidbits and contemplating sleep when the doorbell rang. A quick glance at the phone told me it was 9:30 at night and I couldn’t help but wonder – who the heck would be ringing my doorbell at such a late hour?
Long [...]

Hey everyone … I’ll be getting back to regular posts shortly, but I just wanted to say hello and to thank everyone for the well wishes.
The wedding went off without a hitch (a few bits of drama here and there, but they all resolved themselves by 3:30 on Saturday afternoon) and although I’m sure I’ll [...]