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Shopping is Hard

Over the weekend, I spent some time working on a crochet project (that should have been finished weeks ago) and watching various things on my DVR (when I wasn’t watching the Olympics).  One thing that I watched was “What Not to Wear.”

For those of you who haven’t seen the show, the general premise is that [...]

Something to keep you occupied over the weekend

That’s right, time for another weekly link roundup.  I read a lot of personal finance blogs and rather than do a million short posts of things that catch my eye, I try to put everything together in one weekly link roundup.  Here’s what caught my eye this week.  Admittedly, this roundup is a bit shorter [...]

Not a pack rat. Really.

This week, the Frugal Babe wrote about Moving On and Letting Go. She’s done an impressive job of reducing the chemicals in her home and part of this post was about getting rid of all those leftover cleaning supplies that she was hanging onto just because she had bought them. So what if [...]

Budgeting too Strictly

As I mentioned, this month, my budget is out of whack because of some unexpected pet expenses. The cat’s surgery is next Tuesday, but I’m already planning how to pay for it. While the money is there thanks to YNAB, I am doing my best to tighten the budget so that I don’t [...]

Saving the Economy by Dieting?

Over the past week or so, various news organizations and bloggers have been writing about the idea that if we all just went on a diet, we would be improving the economy.  Sound crazy?  Well, in some ways, it makes sense.

I think it’s fairly obvious that if you cook at home rather than eating out, [...]