Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
My husband recently acquired a new contract closer to home. His new job is so close that he can now regularly come home for lunch at least three or four days a week. Tonight I began to wonder just how much we’ve saved by avoiding fast food restaurants and work cafeterias. I crunched the numbers … Read more
The weather here in Maryland was absolutely beautiful today. Rather than scarfing down my lunch while working at my computer, (which is what I typically do on a Friday afternoon), I decided to pick up something special and eat outside. I’ve been eating homemade sandwiches and salads for weeks now and I was definitely in … Read more
Today marks the three year blog anniversary of One Frugal Girl. This blog actually came into creation at a very dark time in my life. In March of 2006 I was stuck at home recovering from a very intense surgery. For months prior to that surgery I had been in and out of doctor’s offices … Read more
As I look through the job postings and ponder my job options I can’t help but wonder how large a role salary and benefits will take in shaping my future employment. My husband and I currently work as software engineers and at this point in time we are both well paid. I keep a watchful … Read more
Before graduating from college, (nearly ten years ago), I was presented with two very different job offers. The first offer consisted of a $45,000 salary working as a marketing assistant for a small technical organization that employed only sixteen people. The second offer consisted of a $30,000 salary working as a software engineer for a … Read more
You leave the house at 11:00 o’clock at night in search of an open CVS store, because you have four ‘free after purchase’ coupons that are set to expire by midnight and you can’t bear the thought of passing up free chocolate and body wash.
I’ve had a hard time concentrating over the past few days. My mind seems to be wandering in a million different directions all at once. I’m not sure why I feel so restless and distracted. Whenever I get this way I tend to clean the house. I’m not sure why, but somehow or another it … Read more
According to this weekend’s edition of Parade magazine a number of countries are coming up with inventive ways to fight obesity. In Japan, health officials are measuring the waists of citizens over 40 and asking overweight individuals to undergo diet counseling. In Germany the government is spending $47 million on healthy-eating, sports programs and tougher … Read more
Over the weekend my husband coined a new phrase. Whenever he wants us to make do with the food in our house he tells me we have to ‘eat it down.’ So for example, if he thinks we have too much chicken in the freezer, he’ll say we have to ‘eat down the chicken.’ This … Read more
An exaggerated, but very funny cartoon about the credit crisis: