Archive for 'Where My Money Goes'
Living in a one-computer home
I’ll be honest – I don’t expect anyone to feel sorry for me. But when it comes to technology, I have been blessed by free or cheap computers and a brilliant husband who doesn’t believe in buying – but building – his own computers. So last Sunday, when my $60 computer gave up the ghost, [...]
Posted: June 13th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Where My Money Goes.
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The joys of mattress shopping
Something happened to my husband and I a couple of months ago that has haunted our dreams. … We watched the “Dirty Jobs” episode where host Mike Rowe took a dirty job collecting used mattresses. What always amuses me about this particular episode is that Mike Rowe barely flinches in the face of animal poo, [...]
Posted: May 12th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Money Saving Strategies, Where My Money Goes.
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A new way to save …
Now that I’m done working at the cab company, my husband and I have been fulfilling familial obligations and taking a fair share of road trips. And although we love to see our family members at the end of these journeys, one of the best parts about spending three hours in a car is that [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Money Saving Strategies, Reader Input, Where My Money Goes.
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Time on my hands …
You would think that after a couple weeks of non-blog activity, that I’ve been buried in work or whisked away by aliens. I can assure you that neither has happened, but this is what’s been happening … I am living something of a “normal” life. The new job … oh man – words cannot describe. [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Relationships, Where My Money Goes, work.
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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 [...]
Posted: March 14th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Good Reading, Money Saving Strategies, Where My Money Goes, work.
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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 the State of Minnesota [...]
Posted: March 1st, 2010 under Everyday Living, Where My Money Goes.
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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 friends who [...]
Posted: February 25th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Where My Money Goes, work.
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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 feeling very [...]
Posted: February 19th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Random!, Relationships, Where My Money Goes, work.
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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 [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Relationships, Where My Money Goes, work.
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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 [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Debt Reduction, Good Reading, Money Saving Strategies, Where My Money Goes, work.
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