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Saving money and being left out?

A few of my coworkers go on a quick coffee run every morning.  It’s definitely a social outing, and a nice break from the office.  I always bring my coffee to work (saves money and tastes much better), so I’m never invited on these outings.  Sure, I could just go along, but it seems silly [...]

Netflix Review

I’ve had Netflix for almost a year now, so I thought it was time that I do a review.  Obviously, as someone who closely watches my budget, for me, the question is “Is it worth it?”  I’ve been using FeedFliks to track my usage.  Right now, I’m paying around $1.40 per movie.  So yes, it’s [...]

So close, yet so far

So I thought I was doing pretty well on my budget this month.  Destroyed my travel budget, but that’s because I booked flights for trips in both September and October (both half-marathons I have already signed up for).  The price was right though, and I’ll just keep socking away money to cover the rest of [...]

Tricks and Scams

I have a coworker who I adore, but who is very gullible when it comes to small scale scams.  She’s not going to wire money to Nigeria or anything, but she’s a sucker for a good pitchline.  She has purchased a lot of infomercial items, and she’s always talking about the latest miracle cure.

(Not to [...]

Car Repairs

To add insult to injury, after I got home from my vacation, still not 100% healthy and feeling pretty disappointed over not running my half marathon, I got a phone call from my apartment management office saying that my car had been hit in the parking lot and they had all the other driver’s insurance [...]