Archive for June, 2009
What is your story?
One of the things that I liked – and continue to miss – about the world of journalism was the expectation that on a daily or weekly basis, I was paid to tell stories. Oh yes, these were stories that were rooted in fact and some of them weren’t very compelling (i.e. – explaining school [...]
Posted: June 27th, 2009 under Debt Reduction.
Comments: 2
Confessions of a Pack Rat
It’s no secret – just ask my mom or my dad who put up living with me for 18+ years. Ask any of my college roommates, ask my beloved husband … my name is Michelle and I have a problem – I’m a pack rat. First and foremost, there’s the college papers that I hated [...]
Posted: June 25th, 2009 under Everyday Living, Random!, Reader Input.
Comments: 5
The power of positive thinking
OK – I’m going to be honest. I like to think that I’m an optimist, but the older I get, the more I think I’m becoming a pessimist. I’m not all and out grouchy yet (and I emphasize the “yet.”) But there are definitely days that my mantra of “this is going to be a [...]
Posted: June 20th, 2009 under Everyday Living, Random!.
Comments: 5
Summer Dating on the Cheap
My husband and I were friends long before we got married, so instead of the awkward dating period, we just hung out for about 10 years before we decided that being drinking buddies had transitioned to something more meaningful. So now I’m into date night. But I have to be honest – there is nothing [...]
Posted: June 13th, 2009 under Debt Reduction, Everyday Living, Money Saving Strategies, Reader Input, Relationships, Where My Money Goes.
Comments: 2
When did you decide to get out of debt?
Thanks for the comments about garage-saling. The best one I got from Twitter was a cast iron skillet for $2. I can remember when I decided to enter my Debt Management Program (DMP). According to my program’s records, I would have started my program in July 2006 (I joined the day after Independence Day – [...]
Posted: June 7th, 2009 under Debt Reduction, Relationships, Where My Money Goes, work.
Comments: 1
What’s Your Best Garage Sale Buy?
Garage sales and finding good deals are in my blood – my grandpa was an auctioneer, my parents are rabid when it comes to garage sales and I’ve always enjoyed finding nifty things for less than I would buy them in a store. One of the unfortunate things about working on weekend mornings is that [...]
Posted: June 6th, 2009 under Debt Reduction, Everyday Living.
Comments: 4
June is here!
Well, my no-spend month is over, although I’ll be honest – I think I learned a greater appreciation of what makes me spend (or not) than actually being successful at not spending money. Another upside of my experiment is that my pantry is a wee bit more manageable now since the moratorium on grocery shopping. [...]
Posted: June 2nd, 2009 under Debt Reduction, Everyday Living, Money Saving Strategies, Where My Money Goes.
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