June 2009

July is No Spend Month

June 30, 2009

July is No Spend Month in our house. The premise (borrowed gratefully from Rachel at Small Notebook) is that you pay all your bills, and set a limit on spending for the remainder of your expenses. If you don’t know what you spend in a typical month, try tracking your expenses at Wesabe. You can [...]

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#PFChat on twitter: thursday at 8pm EST

June 24, 2009

Thursday night at 8PM EST* I’ll be chatting about Personal Finance on twitter. Please join me for what has become my favorite activity of the week. It’s a great opportunity to talk to other people who are interested in personal finance, and saving money. If you don’t have a twitter account, sign up. It’s easy, [...]

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surround yourself with success

June 23, 2009

photo credit: cyanocorax The key to success is surrounding yourself with the right kind of people. This is true for any area you are focused on in your life. If you’re an entrepreneur  having friends and acquaintances who own or aspire to own their own businesses is a huge boon. Losing weight and getting fit [...]

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from splurging to not spending

June 22, 2009

photo credit: Gronberg We’re on vacation at my parent’s house this week. They live on the water, which is a fun place to be with the kids, but the house is far enough from the hustle and bustle that I can enjoy the quiet atmosphere. It doesn’t hurt that their house is fully equipped with [...]

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10 Centsible Travel Tips

June 18, 2009

I’m by no means an experienced traveler, but these are some things I learned on our recent trip. 1) Avoid baggage fees. Pack light, so you can avoid the now ubiquitous baggage fee. If you can manage to only bring a carry on you will save $30 or more roundtrip. (check with your airline for [...]

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back from vacation

June 16, 2009

We returned late last night from our mini vacation to San Francisco. I spent the entire time offline, enjoying the views, the sightseeing, and the company of my hubby. It was extraordinarily relaxing. I’m taking the rest of the week off because I have both a mountain of laundry (we filled a suitcase full of [...]

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experiments in the kitchen (aka I cooked!)

June 10, 2009

nspiration struck (believe me this is rare in my kitchen!), and I made this delicious summery salad. It’s absolutely perfect for a picnic, or warm afternoon.

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Personal Finance Chat on twitter 8pm EST

June 10, 2009

I participated in several chats over the last few days on twitter and had a ton of fun and met some amazing new people. I had the inspiration last night to have a Personal Finance Chat once a week. I think it will be a great opportunity to talk to other people who are interested [...]

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Don’t fear the reaper, plan now

June 9, 2009

If you’re new here, welcome! Please stop by my About Me page to get to know me better, my Media page to see where I’ve been, and consider subscribing to my RSS feed. You can also follow me on twitter. photo credit: Theodore Scott You know it’s inevitable. You know it will happen some day, [...]

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Get paid to watch ads! Review of YouData

June 8, 2009

Last night I came across the website YouData. The premise is that you enter your some non-identifying info about yourself, and fill in surveys about your life and preferences and then you see ads that are directed to you, and get paid a small amount to view them. It won’t make you a fortune but [...]

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