I have been absent for 2 days, and I apologize. Part of my commitment to myself and to anyone who stops in to read my blog is that I keep it consistent. A tough goal when you are raising a family, have a circle of friends, a home to care for, work to do, […]
3 Steps to Make Emergency Fund
Turn on any financial news show and the host, say a Suze Orman or a Carmen Wong Ulrich, will mention an emergency fund. It’s always stressed that your emergency fund (called the EF from now on) should be 3-6 months expenses. Based on savings rates in the US few people have even a few […]
I’m back!
For those of you who have been loyal readers, I’m sorry I’ve been gone for a few days. In the process of switching over my hosting to Dream Host, I first emptied the site, and then broke it. Thankfully I have a super supportive husband who happens to work on a website for a living, […]
Suze Orman’s book FREE
Suze Orman is on a mission to get people on the right track with their finances on 2009. She wrote an published a new book quickly to get it on the market as soon as possible. But it’s not all about the profits, she went on Oprah today and announced that her new book will […]
How to Tame the Paperwork
After reading about Stephanie’s piles of paperwork, I was reminded why I like this time of year so very much. It’s a time to stay indoors, wear warm socks (love my new SmartWool socks), drink tea (check), and clean up the inside of your home. Most people reserve spring cleaning for the spring, but I’d […]
Wegman’s offers FREE antibiotics with a catch
I just got an email announcing that Wegman’s is offering FREE antibiotics through March 31st. The catch is you have to have a Shopper’s Club Card. So you get free antibiotics, and they get your info to put you on their mailing list. I don’t know what their privacy policy is, but I’m on their […]
ch-ch-ch-changes
You may notice I have been absent for a few days. That may continue over the next week as I am busy moving the hosting of the site. I’m currently using iWeb which is easy to use but doesn’t allow me a lot of control over the look of my website. (also our Mobile Me […]
body+soul challenge
On the 1st the hubby and I sat down and made a list of monthly goals. In addition to the “resolutions”I have for this year, we decided to make a list monthly of 4 goals we want to accomplish each month. That way we will see the results quicker and we figure after a few […]
NO Spend Month (1/1/09-1/31/09)
One of the reasons I started blogging was the success over at Wesabe of my No Spend Month thread. It’s not an original idea. I found an article in Reader’s Digest about it. I found blog posts about other people who have done a No Spend Month. My favorite example is over at Small Notebook […]
New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year again when we start anew. I’m not a big fan of resolutions, I prefer more of a to-do list approach. I also like to make each year have some sort of a theme, I tend to focus on a small phrase or word. Think “mindful,”or “Communication is key,”etc. This year […]
