There’s endless talk these days about the downturn in the economy. Companies are laying off workers. Many people are looking for jobs. Others, fearing they’ll be laid off next, are downsizing vehicles and houses, and are working hard to pay off debt. Whose fault is it? Blame is being chucked all over the place. ...
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Recently I read something– beats me where– suggesting that when a girl is visiting a young man’s apartment, she ought to scope out the type of toilet paper he buys. If the paper is the cheapo scratchy kind, she ought to run, the article suggested, because no guy worth having would stoop to...
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Here we are at the start of the month! If you are planning on doing the 30 Days of Nothing in any way, shape or form, sign in so that we can all visit each other. Remember, it’s OK to do this in a way that seems workable for your family....
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One of the reasons we decided to do the 30 Days of Nothing is simple: bills. Our daughter’s health issues this summer used our medical savings plan faster than we’d anticipated, and I’m eager to get things paid off. We don’t have much debt, and I get uncomfortable when the bills...
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Two years ago when we did 30 Days of Nothing, we spent $318 the whole month on food. Of course besides that we had our regular bills for utilities, gas, housing, etc. But we cut out all non-essentials. No clothes, books, eating out, or other extras. I felt good about...
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OK, you know the game! Guess how much we paid for this morning’s yard sale goodies! 1 girls 15-speed bike 2 pair ladies jeans (1 new with tags- original price $44) 1 little girls jewelry box (3 yo talked me into this one) w/ misc. jewelry 1 pair shorts 1 t-shirt 2 pair shoes (including nearly-new Skechers sandals) 1 mirror 2...
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When Shannon turned Works for Me Wednesday on its head this week, asking us instead to tell about something that doesn’t work, I instantly knew my topic. Walgreen’s. More specifically the deal-hunting at Walgreens that involves many flapping coupons, spending much good money on fancy name brands, and waiting for rebates that come many weeks later...
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