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My folks already left the beach house and my husband and I are about to finish packing so we start the long drive home. This has definitely been one of the best weeks at the beach I can remember. Most of the time the weather was perfect, the days were warm with a light breeze. … 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
So here’s a frugal question… Someone I know, (I swear this story is not about me), has been brown bagging lunches in an effort to save money and eat a more balanced diet. One afternoon a bunch of coworkers asked if she’d like to go out to lunch with them. She considered the offer, but … 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
In the last month my husband and I purchased new furniture, a new dishwasher and a used jeep. We paid a contracting company to paint a very high ceiling in our beach home and wrote a whopping big check to charity. You certainly can’t find a trace of recession in our ledgers this month. The … Read more
“The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.”
I received an early copy of Wise Bread’s 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget and couldn’t help but laugh when I reached page 220. Under the topic The Best and Worst Places to Stash Your Cash the book recommends hiding cold, hard cash in a half empty tampon box. According to the … Read more
In our house summertime means ice cream time. At any given point throughout the summer months you can find at least one carton of Edy’s Slow Churned ice cream in our freezer, and yes it has to be Edy’s, when it comes to ice cream we are completely brand loyal. On most days you can … Read more
Believe it or not my husband and I haven’t been to the movies since The March of the Penguins came out in 2005. Tonight we’re headed to an IMAX theater to watch the new Star Trek movie. I suppose there is no denying our nerdy tendencies with this one. My husband conned me into watching … Read more
Just before we bought the jeep my husband told me he sometimes feels guilty for spending money. He also told me that he’d spend money more freely if we weren’t married. Some wives might have been taken aback by this fact, but I wasn’t at all surprised by it. In fact, when we were first … Read more