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At least two days a week I drive from College Park, Maryland to Northern Virginia. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the traffic around the Washington, DC area, let me tell you that this 29.4 mile drive can take anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours, and that’s not including major traffic accidents, … Read more
I have recently finished reading a number of personal finance books including The Millionaire Next Door, Suze Orman (The Courage to Be Rich), and Suze Orman (9 Steps to Financial Freedom). I’ve handed the books off to a couple of friends, who read them, and kindly returned them, but now I really have no need … Read more
I started trading and purchasing gift cards online in June of last year. With the first couple of purchases I saved a ton of money. My best buys were a $1994 Home Depot card for $1557 and a $100 Pier One card for only $16. Although most of my purchases do not yield such large … Read more
I recently decided to further my career by taking the PMP (Project Management Professional) exam. Of course, I’m one frugal girl. I like to clip coupons, use online coupon codes, and search high and low for the cheapest prices. So naturally I started comparing prices when I decided to purchase a test preparation book. I’m … Read more
I’ve decided to live my life a little greener these days. This started by replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones. Using cloth shopping bags rather than plastic ones, and purchasing home cleaning products that are eco-friendly. Today I decided to try shopping at a local farmer’s market. Everyone knows that trucking produce from … Read more
The following list includes the top five things I would do with an endless supply of money: Figure out a way to make jelly shoes & bracelets popular again. For that matter, have Cyndi Lauper at my beckon call to play ‘Time After Time.’ Give large sums of money to anyone who holds the door … Read more
I was searching for an interesting gift to buy my nephew for his birthday and came across the website ‘I See Me.’ On the site you can purchase personalized books that help spell your child’s name. Currently, it looks like the author has written two books, one with forest animals aimed at little boys and … Read more
I have been meaning to purchase a life insurance policy for my husband for months now. We purchased a robust disability insurance policy awhile back, but I never got around to looking into a life insurance policy for him. I have a policy through my employer, which given my health issues, is probably the only … Read more
I am one of a zillion poor suckers who commute from Maryland to Virginia. On a good day my commute takes forty-five minutes, on a bad day it can take well over two hours. Sometimes the commute doesn’t seem so horrible, other days I scream and curse as I sit in wall to wall traffic … Read more
Money Smart Life asked a group of ladies, including myself, for a list of items we obsess about. I have to admit that I’m not usually the obsessive type. I read Money Smart Life’s article on America’s obsession with money, and I can definitely say that this is one area of my life in which … Read more