The common cold is supposed to be just as its name implies – ordinary and relatively harmless. And yet nowadays, the symptoms of the cold and its more advanced “form”, the flu, can no longer be dismissed as plain coughs and sneezes that will pass in a few days. I was almost unable to come [...]
Read More >>I’m a big fan of Freecycle, it not only leverages the power of the internet, but also works on the local level so it helps build community. At base it’s not much different than handing something you don’t use down to your younger brother or sister – and most of us have done that. The [...]
Read More >>We’ve all heard both sides to the argument on being frugal vs being cheap. While both can lead to cost savings for a household, the former is more about getting quality products at lower costs, while the latter is getting something simply because it has the lowest price (or comes free!) without much thought to [...]
Read More >>I’m a reader. In fact, I’m a voracious reader. I’m also more than a little of a gadget fiend. I love technology, but I can’t always justify spending the money on a new gadget. As regular readers may know, last week I went and bought a new Sony Reader at Borders. I got a good [...]
Read More >>School will be out soon and while most of us are raring to go on that family vacation, sadly, not all of us can afford to. Or if we choose to go through with it anyway, some of the fun is taken out of the supposedly stress-free vacation because we have to compute and then [...]
Read More >>Quick question; how many grocery store discount cards do you have in your wallet? Or on your key-ring if you’re like me and carry them there? I have three on my key-ring: also a drugstore cared and two bookstore cards. We’ve joined other discount clubs, too; these are just the ones I keep with me [...]
Read More >>The moms have had their day in the sun last month. With Father’s Day just a few days away, shouldn’t we be racking up our brains to make this day as special as we can for the men in our lives? Whether it’s for our own dear dad or our beloved husbands, let’s spare no [...]
Read More >>It’s called making a change in your life; we’ve all done it. Sometimes we do it more successfully than other times, and for different reasons, but we all make changes. With the economy the way it is, it’s no surprise that more and more people are wanting to live a relatively frugal lifestyle. Some are [...]
Read More >>As a mother and the other member of the two-man finance board in the family, I’ve long since discovered that keeping our credit card level in check can be one of the most challenging household finance issues to deal with. Debt tends to creep up on us slowly before we can even realize that we’ve [...]
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