I’ve been a crafter my whole life. I love to buy new craft toys, play at Michael’s, Hobby Lobby or Joann Fabric… The Internet changed my crafting life by exposing me to new ways of seeing and doing things.
This is it – the key to doing home repair. I just have to look at it [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Finances’
April 17, 2009
I’ve discovered the key to doing home repairs
February 5, 2009
Newly single on a budget
Check out Paula Wethington’s blog Monroe on a Budget for tips for the newly single. I really love the one about not paying for a storage locker. Thanks, Paula!
February 1, 2009
More on single frugality…
Last week I discovered that my beloved Luna bars were recalled due to the peanut butter issue. This was a crisis – I eat a Luna bar (Peanut Butter Cookie, to be precise) every day. I buy them by the box at Target and take them to work so I don’t have to think about [...]
January 27, 2009
Stayin’ Frugal
If you’ve been reading here for any time at all you realize that frugal spending is somewhat of an obsession of mine. I think it partially because I’m totally anxious about money and it’s also part of my whole taking charge of my life thing.
A big thanks to Glblguy for hosting this week’s Festival of [...]
January 25, 2009
The frugal single
More on living single on the cheap…
Disclaimer: although my husband of 30 years has moved out, my 23 year old daughter still lives with me. I’m still purchasing most of the groceries for the two of us, but she handles her own personal expenses and gas, etc.
I’ve been doing all the shopping for groceries (well, [...]
January 19, 2009
Come to the carnival!
I’m excited that my Paying the Bills post was selected as an editor’s pick for Penelope Pince’s Carnival of Personal Finance: The Jane Austen Edition. It’s
Image by DavidDMuir via Flickr
so fitting, too, that it’s in honor of Jane Austen! I mean, you couldn’t choose a better author for a post from a blog about becoming [...]
January 16, 2009
Paying the bills
Although my husband moved out in September, we continued to pay our bills out of our joint checking account through the end of the year. This was largely for his benefit, since I earn significantly more than he does, but I was willing to do it out of the spirit of staying amicable. It also [...]
January 6, 2009
Money
I’m lucky because I know that I can probably support myself, but, still, I’m nervous about “enough.” You know, enough for the bills, enough for spending, enough for groceries. Ahem, and perhaps manicures. For sure manicures (and I pretty much go to the Red Door, to boot). Enough.
January is the first month that our finances [...]
