healthy living
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Friday, November 14th, 2008I was looking over my budget the other day, and realized that I’m guilty of the tendency of so many people to “increase their lifestyle” after they get a raise. I got a very teensy tiny raise a few weeks back, and I bumped up my savings in response, but I’m also adding other expenses, [...]
Frugal Ways to Stay Healthy
Friday, November 7th, 2008Sitting in my office today, I wished that I had a way to bubble wrap my cubicle. It seemed like all around me, there were people coughing and sneezing. I’m lucky enough to work for the government and get a good number of sick days every year, but people still come to work sick. I [...]
Smaller body, fatter wallet
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008I’ve been trying to take a closer look at what I eat. I’ve not been gaining weight, but now that I’m back at the gym, I’ve decided to try to be a bit better about what I’m putting in my body. Why bother to workout if I’m just going to fuel my body with junk? [...]
Expensive Hobbies
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008This weekend, while finally dealing with the giant pile of clothes that needed to be ironed, I caught up on my Suze Orman watching. I record the show every Saturday night, but don’t always get a chance to watch before the weekend’s out.
She’s always got something interesting and informative to say, even though a [...]
Workout Rewards
Friday, August 22nd, 2008In a recent issue of Runner’s World magazine, a marathoner discussed how she would reward herself for her training runs. She paid herself $1 for every mile she ran, and all the money she “earned” by running, she would spend on a shopping spree in San Francisco the day after the run.
Now, [...]
