I joke that one of the great things about where I live is that it’s not easy to get to Target.

Oh, it’s not hard to get there either.  But I have to get in my car and drive (or get on a super long metro ride), and it’s out of the way of anywhere I [...]

I think the desk attendant at my apartment building thinks I’ve been doing some crazy online shopping as of late.  It seems like every day, I’m getting another package.

Well, he’s partly right, but partly wrong.  This week I got a bunch of boxes that I shipped to myself.  Some held Christmas gifts that I received [...]

As I get older, I find that I’m becoming more demanding when it comes to my money. I never used to be the sort of person who complained, but suddenly, I am that person.

I don’t mean that I’m a grumpy complainer who demands things that I absolutely don’t deserve. But I’m less likely [...]

It’s almost 10 am and I’ve been at work for two and a half hours. No shopping for me today. Well, I bought bagels for those of us stuck in the office today, but I don’t know that those count.

Did you go shopping? I’ve got a number of coworkers who hit the [...]