Chasing the “IT” Toy. Or Not.
Yesterday morning I read a post about Chasing the “It” Toy by Trent over at The Simple Dollar. I haven’t been able to get that post out of my mind. I posted a comment at the time but feel compelled to return to the topic here on my own blog this morning.
Trent talks about his [...]
A Housing Market Rant
How could the financial gurus have been so effing blind?
Look, I’m just a simple middle-aged suburban housewife with a technical school certificate and a couple years of college credits under her belt. I haven’t balanced my checkbook in over 8 years and I leave most of the important financial decision to The Husband.
Still, it was [...]
Ivory or Gold? Maybe Not. Our Super-Frugal Anniversary Plans
Today is our 14th wedding anniversary. According to various websites, the traditional anniversary gift for the 14th year is ivory. The modern or contemporary gift is gold.
The Husband and I are breaking from tradition this year — and, no, I’m not talking about gold instead of ivory. This year we’re breaking away from our traditional methods of [...]
Weekly Roundup: A Novice Attempt
I’m new at this so please forgive me if I do it wrong.
glblguy over at Gather Little by Little included my In Defense of New Cars post in the M-Network’s group writing project on cars.
Dawn at Frugal for Life included my Making a List and Checking it Twice in her Festival of Frugality.
Blain over at StockTradingToGo.com is hosting [...]
Something Extra to be Thankful For
I know that Thanksgiving is now just a distant, pleasant memory for most but I hope you’ll forgive me for my belated Thanksgiving post.
I’ve just been looking over my YNAB budget* and discovered an unforeseen benefit of the holiday — a lower gasoline bill this month. With The Daughter being out of school for a whole week [...]
Elder Care Thoughts
I just ran across this interesting article, Cost of Elderly Care Is Double Prior Estimates, in the NY Times. It speaks to a subject that, while not yet a part of my life, looms like a dark cloud on my horizon. Actually, in my case, it looks like an impending first-class storm. And sometimes the prospect of how [...]
Shopping for PJ’s — How Hard Can It Be?
My youngest sister has an upcoming birthday. I called her the other day and asked if there were anything specific she wanted. She listed two different CD titles that she’d like to have and then mentioned that she’d also love to have a new pair of pajamas.
It’s possible that my sister mentioned the PJ’s as [...]
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