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Last night I arrived home late from work again. It was nearing 7:30 and I was tired, both from work and from sitting in traffic for over an hour. My husband typically makes dinner on the nights I work in the office, so I came home hungry and ready to eat. Unfortunately, when I arrived … Read more
According to my Ebates account summary I signed up for membership back in 2001. Honestly, I don’t remember signing up that long ago, but I do remember using the site heavily starting in the spring of 2003. In the beginning I often forgot to shop through the Ebates and kicked myself on more than one … Read more
Do you think that high-income families clip coupons more or less than those on the lower-end of the spectrum? I don’t know the answer to this, but I was surprised when a friend of the family told my mom she would never considering clipping coupons. When my mom asked why she simply answered, “We don’t … Read more
My husband and I have been using Vonage since early 2005. I didn’t want to depend on a cell phone and my parents’ number was considered long distance so we decided to give Vonage a try. For the first few years everything worked really well and we didn’t experience any problems with sound or latency, … Read more
On my way back from the UPS store I decided to drive over to a nearby CVS to pick up a few items that were drastically on sale after ECBs and coupons. There are two CVS stores right around the corner from me and I almost never go to this particular one because the parking … Read more
From the end of March until the beginning of June birthdays abound in our household. In search of birthday outing ideas I pulled up Google and went in search of birthday related freebies. My search resulted in a large and comprehensive list. If you are looking to stretch your birthday dollars definitely check out this … Read more
On Thursday we arrived in North Carolina for a week long vacation with friends and family. I’ve been vacationing in the Outer Banks for the last twelve years and my husband has been coming here since he was a very small child. Since we bought a home down here in 2005 the Outer Banks has … Read more
I’m constantly on the search for products that benefit both the earth and my wallet. While searching for an alternative to laundry detergent and dryer sheets I came across the Complete Laundry System. The system includes one round laundry ball and two pointy shaped dryer balls. The laundry ball is placed into your washing machine … Read more
My husband and I are savers. In the beginning I saved solely for piece of mind. My parents are wonderful people who put me through college, but after graduation I was determined not to ask them for money. I wanted them to focus on themselves and their retirement and not worry about me. When I … Read more
The May issue of Money Magazine contains an interesting article titled How the Crisis is Changing You. According to the author “a new set of American values is emerging from the ashes of 600,000 layoffs a month, a lost decade in stocks, and the worst housing crash ever. For most of us it amounts to … Read more