Archive for June, 2007
It’s payday. You might think a day of joy — time to get bills paid, take a small step towards debt reduction, and maybe even put a few dollars in the emergency fund.
But this morning, when I sat down with my coffee to hit the the online banking, by the time I was done I [...]
I was a vegetarian for two years in college — but like other vegetarians I’ve met the smell of frying bacon pulled me back to the dark side. However, I still find a diet with less of a focus on high-fat meat and more of a focus on beans, veggies, and healthy grains to be [...]
Things are busy, busy this week.
Big changes at work. My manager is moving on to a new position and a new GM is coming in. I work very closely with this person so it will definitely be a transition. The good news is my role has expanded in the last few months making my job [...]
No, it’s not the latest Fox “News” special. But MSN Money has an interesting article up this morning discussing the ways banks are nickel and diming us to death. Included in the article, with tips on how to avoid the evil lurking at your big (or even smaller) bank:
Checks clear almost immediately; deposits take days — [...]
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been fulfilling my need to come home to goodies in my mailbox with free samples. I’ve also been busy swapping books with other members of Paperback Book Swap.
I can’t say enough good things about how cool this is (and note: despite the name members swap hardcovers and audio books, too). Signing [...]
I am addicted to free samples.
It started out innocently enough — I’d see a link here or there on personal finance and debt reduction websites, click, and a few weeks later a sample of some new product would arrive in my mailbox. Score!
Now, I refresh the Absurdly Cool Freebie Finder at least 5 times a day [...]
First of all — apologies to my 1 or 2 regular readers (ha!) who I’m sure have all but abandoned this blog. I don’t blame ya’. I mean — where the hell have I been? Here’s the scoop — I spent two weeks in April in California helping with a sick family member. I literally [...]
