Category: Living
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How to Be Thankful
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. This time of year always gets me feeling thoughtful and introspective. Like Ernest Hemingway without the drinking… or the man parts. The Ernest in me is thinking about being thankful – BIG stretch, seeing as how tomorrow's Thanksgiving. Writing a financial blog (and having a pulse in general) requires that, at times, I ponder negative…
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Money Love – Part Deux
Saying that money can’t buy happiness is as Miss-America-ish as wishing for world peace and puppies for everyone. Part 2 of a deeper discussion about that age-old question.
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Double Duty Diaper Bag
Sometimes I have to face reality. My (now seemingly) glamorous life as a free and independent young adult ended pretty much the moment I saw the word “pregnant” appear on that little purple stick. Now, most of what I am, and what I do, are all to do with being a mom. I spend most…
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Bored? Board Games!
Whether we like to admit it or not, most people spend a lot of time and money seeking for ways to entertain themselves. Sure, we should be nothing but productive all the time, but where’s the fun in that!? It’s because of that longing to be entertained that people pay over $100 a month for…
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How to Cut Cable and Survive
In other news this week…horror of horrors! … the cable went out! It is true, the box with little entertaining people inside went dark this week and I hate to admit I was somewhat in a panic. I follow quite a few shows religiously and thanks to my dear friend Mr. Tivo I am usually…
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Chinese Fake-Out: Your Favorite Restaurant Meals at Home for Less
Last summer I was waddling around, 8 months pregnant with a monster craving for my favorite Mexican joint. It was one of those crazy cravings like I could kill someone if I didn’t get it. So I huffed and puffed all the way down to this place only to find it was CLOSED!! OUT OF…