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What would you do?

While watching the inauguration with some friends yesterday, we commented how strange it must be for an outgoing president to just go home and then… what?  I’m sure that the Bushes are exhausted and will enjoy a bit of relaxation and settling into their new lives, but after having your life so very rigidly scheduled [...]

Adding to my list of bills

I 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

Sitting 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

I’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

This 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 [...]