What are eBay Buyers Thinking?

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

Saving Money with a Trip to the Farmer’s Market

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

5 Things I’d Do With an Endless Supply of $

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

This is How Smart People Make Money

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

Shopping Around for a Life Insurance Policy

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

An Expensive Trip on the Toll Road

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

I’m Not Usually Obsessed With Things

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

The Cost of a Diamond

A few weeks ago one of the smaller diamonds in my engagement ring fell out. I was driving home from work and fiddling with my ring when I realized it felt exceedingly sharp. Turns out somewhere between my office and my car the prong broke and the diamond fell out. Of course, I have absolutely … Read more

Rewards Program for Subscribers of the Washington Post

I’m sure you’ve all read that newspaper subscriptions are down again. It seems people like to ingest their daily news via the Internet and TV instead of a big black and white paper. In an attempt to increase subscriptions, and thus sales, the Washington Post is now offering PostPoints. PostPoints is a new, free rewards … Read more