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My Gardening Update
I haven’t had as much luck with my tomatoes as my cohort Beks has had over at Blogging Away Debt. I had a bunch of beautiful tomato seedlings that I thought were ready to “harden” outdoors and instead of growing bigger and ready themselves for planting, they decided to wilt and die on me. I still have more seedlings that are ready for eventual planting, but really – I wonder if next year I should forget the seedling idea and … Continue reading
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Sunday Roundup
You were almost treated to a post today about the joys of Dumpster diving (when I was 13 I found a platter in the local dump that was an antique and later sold for $10! You should see the awesome umbrella that I found at the side of the road that usually retails for $30! It was tossed because it was broken, but I only needed to make a few repairs!), but I’m doing a bit more research for this … Continue reading
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You should be reading this …
… I am fascinated by people who have more self control and restraint than I have, so it has been with interest lately that I’ve been watching the sidebar of this blog and seeing admin’s posts on “Eating Well on $1 A Day.” This isn’t the first time this has been attempted on the Internet (and who knows who was doing this before blogging and telling every weird detail of our lives), Kerri Leonard and Christopher Greenslate recently published a … Continue reading
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Fighting off debt collectors … and why this infuriates me
I have a secret to share with you … and it was something I didn’t share with you all before because … well, I have no good reason why – but here it is: Prior to my current job, I worked at a debt collection agency. Yup – I’m going to let the irony sink in for all of you guys. Me with the bad credit score and the former expertise of ducking bill collectors worked for the enemy. Sure, … Continue reading
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Slashing your dry cleaning bill and other laundry issues
I should first start this post off by saying that I don’t typically dry clean my clothes. And as I search my mental vault for an instance where I’ve utilized dry cleaning, I draw a blank because I’m a low-maintenance kind of girl, the kind of person who has been working in a business-casual environment for the last decade and not in need of special care for my khakis and T-shirts. But for the rest of you, I’ll share these … Continue reading
For your reading pleasure
It’s one of my weekends off from the cab company and I have been enjoying it to its fullest. Yesterday my hubby and I spent most of the morning cleaning since we were having friends over that afternoon … even though it’s a pain at the time, it’s nice to only have to pick up this morning and not feel guilty about sitting around and blogging instead of being upstairs and cleaning. My Saturday night consisted of a movie with … Continue reading
Bucking a trend: This doctor only takes cash
I read this article today over my lunch break and had to share it with you guys. It’s from the Minneapolis Star Tribune and documents the “back to basics” approach of Dr. James Eelkema who quit his job at a large family medicine clinic and set up his own shop. While this isn’t unheard of, Dr. Eelkema took it a step further … if you want to see this doctor, you have to pay cash. http://www.startribune.com/business/83165347.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyUr I’ll be honest – … Continue reading
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The world’s elite are shaking off their “frugal fatigue”
This article was in the January 22, 2010 edition of the New York Times: “Ready to Spend Bonuses, but Not to Boast.” It’s bonus time for many of Wall Street’s elite and according to luxury retailers, these folks are shaking off their “frugal fatigue” and getting ready to spend their bonus money – discreetly, of course, because the rest of America is still staggering under unemployment rates, rising taxes, foreclosures, etc. While I don’t ever see myself randomly dropping money … Continue reading
Working Women of the World Need Wives
No, I’m not making some social commentary in the cool alliteration of my blog title – I’m just recapping the sentiment of a New York Times op-ed piece that I read this morning called “My So-Called Wife.” I found this article interesting. By no means am I the breadwinner of the family, but I am amused by the writer’s commentary on how household roles have changed from the 1950s to 2010. When you have both partners in a household working … Continue reading
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How to find a reputable charity
Goodwill seems to be everywhere these days. My boyfriend George Clooney is hosting a telethon to help Haiti that will feature my other boyfriend Robert Pattinson. (Oh wait … this is a public forum read by my husband. There’s no one but you, honey …) Irregardless of my Hollywood crushes, disaster seems to bring out the best in each of us – whether its donating blood or going on a mission trip for Hurricane Katrina efforts or the current Haiti … Continue reading
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