I was chatting with a fellow new-homeowner this weekend about splurging.  She and her husband are using up some flight credits and going on a trip in a few weeks.  It’s a spur of the moment thing, and she’s feeling guilty about it since they just bought the house and we have been ranting about [...]

A friend recently lost her job.  Not her fault, just one of those downsizing things.  She had some hints that it was coming, but I don’t think she had accepted it, so hadn’t done much in terms of looking for new work until after the layoff happened.  That was back in July.  She’s been looking [...]

Yesterday, I watched a coworker count out twenty-two pennies while paying for a snack.  Thankfully, there wasn’t a line of angry people behind her.  I was impressed.  I so rarely carry change.  I usually have a few quarters in my wallet for emergency vending machine purposes, and there are always quarters in my car for [...]

On the way home from rehearsals the other night, some friends and I got to talking about outlet malls, specifically about the Coach outlet at one of the nearby outlet malls.  One friend mentioned that her coworker went and bought six purses at the Coach outlet, each for at least $200.  We were a little [...]