Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
Every week the BlogHer community sends out a Life Well Lived question. This week they asked How do you incorporate color into your look? My answer is simple. In the summer time I always paint my nails a bright shade of pink or purple. It’s an inexpensive pick-me-up and it makes me feel really good about … Read more
Last week I wrote fewer posts then I’ve written in quite awhile. I decided to dedicate my off-hours, (the hour or two I get each day while my son is sleeping), to reading. If you recall I have a strange habit of buying books I never read. In an effort to clear my shelf and my … Read more
A few of my favorite blog posts from the past few weeks: Balancing Media Use and Motherhood (Science of Mom) The George Costanza Opposite Rule (The Minimalist Mom) Earn more or save more…do we have to choose? (The Frugal Girl) The Curiously Tragic Case of the Bonsai Tree (Becoming Minimalist) I also want to thank … Read more
I hate to make decisions. Really, it is one of my worst qualities. It’s a funny thing actually. I have a lot of faith that things will work out for the best. Given that philosophy you’d think I could leap and not worry so much about where I might fall. Before making any decisions I … Read more
I can be frugal, a tightwad and sometimes downright cheap. I don’t like to spend money unnecessarily. I search for deals and clip coupons and cringe every time I pay full price. Interestingly enough my husband doesn’t possess any of these same qualities or characteristics. He’s not a big spender, but he is perfectly content … Read more
Some may consider me a bit compulsive. I don’t like messes. When I was a child I always cleaned my room before studying for a test or writing a paper. My parents are not particularly messy, but they aren’t exactly neat and orderly either. I’m not sure where my compulsion for clean open spaces came … Read more
For some reason the wireless capabilities of my trusty computer stopped working. When I talked to the technician at the genius bar he said that almost never happens. Of course, my computer was one month out of warranty so I had a feeling I was in for a big bill. The part was not in … Read more
This past weekend I sold my husband’s scientific graphing calculator to a neighbor. I’d thought about selling it before, but when I searched for comparable items on eBay it didn’t seem like I would make much money by selling it, so I stashed it away in a drawer and didn’t think about it again until … Read more
My little guy is five months old. So far he’s on the big and tall spectrum of the height and weight scale and is already wearing clothes in nine and twelve month sizes. In the first few months he’s barely had time to wear the same outfit more than two or three times before he … Read more
I’ve been saving money for no particular reason. I’m just a saver and so I did my best to squirrel my pennies. I clipped coupons, I searched for bargains and I stayed out of stores. I sold unwanted items on eBay and promised myself to limit future purchases of items I do and did not … Read more