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  • For my 100th tweet - good news! Just made a $200 payment on a credit card! 2009-07-10
  • One more down ... I just paid off a $400 balance on one of my credit cards! I am giddy with joy! 2009-05-29
  • found out that i'm going to need new tires this fall. thankful for my good mechanic/coworker/friend. thankful i have time to save 2009-05-17
  • I braved Panera and did not spend money! 2009-05-06
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Government Rebates: Grumble, grumble, grumble

This is me multitasking. I am at home this morning, blogging with you fine people, working my cell phone and waiting for a web page to load. What exactly am I trying to accomplish? Today is the day that the appliance stimulus program started in Minnesota. The rebates became available on [...]

Fingers crossed for a panel interview!

First off, thank you for so many wonderful comments regarding my current life slump. For those of you who are in the same situation, I will have good thoughts for you guys to regain your moxie and to figure out what way is the best one for you to find happiness. For my [...]

This world is a challenge to my finances and to my hairstyle

I have a lot of things going on in my life right now, a few of them that I’ve only shared with those who are in my inner circle. (And no, family members and friends who read this blog – I’m not pregnant.)
There are a lot of days where I end up [...]

Cutting back for the sake of sanity

This week, I made a big decision that will impact my future, my finances and likely my overall sanity.
After over two years of working weekends and the occasional weeknight at the local cab company, I asked my boss yesterday if I could cut back to just working every other weekend.
“I’m not surprised,” he [...]

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 [...]

Do I love it enough to pay for it?

I cannot lie – I have been waiting for this day for awhile. As certain as death and taxes, I knew that my (free) love affair with the New York Times online couldn’t last. And now the news is certain, starting January 2011, I will have to pay for my love of the [...]

Baby Talk: While We’re Still Waiting to Spawn

A few months ago, one of my cab drivers – a nice young woman who is a few years younger than me and has an infant of her own – asked me when my husband and I are going to start our own family. Ignoring the twinge in my ovaries when she said this [...]

Shoes: Not as Disposable as They Once Were

Here’s where I tell you something slightly embarrassing about myself – I really do not have attractively smelling feet. I know that there are things that I can buy for my shoes to remedy this situation, but I usually forget that until I’m sitting at my desk and can smell my feet or I [...]

2010: Optimism and lots and lots of deep thoughts

Well, I’ve written this inaugural 2010 post about a dozen times and to be honest … every day that I’ve encountered in January has brought something different – some things good, some things bleh and some things that have caused me much speculation.
Here are the things I’ve been thinking about:
Work – I can’t [...]

Sleighbells ring …

Thank you to everyone who chimed in with gift ideas for my nephews. I got some INCREDIBLE ideas and to be honest, I haven’t gone shopping yet to actually buy their gifts. Yes, I know that time is getting short, I also know that I might be stuck in Minnesota for part of [...]