Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
The cashier smiled and laughed at the customer in front of me, but the minute I stepped up to the counter her face turned very tense and serious. I’ve seen this look before. In fact, I’ve seen it so many times that I do whatever I can to avoid her line and have even considered … Read more
On New Year’s Eve my husband and I pulled out the contents of each and every one of our cabinets and reorganized our kitchen. That’s right, while everyone else was popping corks and sipping champagne we were knee deep in dusty glasses and rusted, unused pans. It started simply enough. I pulled out one glass, … Read more
My husband and I are leaving the cat behind for the weekend and before I get into the car and drive away I always pile his food bowl to the brim, clean out his bowls and top them off with clean water. While I was downstairs I noticed that he was running low on dry … Read more
I’m totally hooked on the brain games at Luminosity, but my trial subscription ran out and I really don’t want to pay $14.95 to play for another month. My husband and I own a Wii and a Play Station 3, so I poked around at games I could purchase, but I really don’t know one … Read more
My goal this year is simple. I simply want to focus on making better decisions in my life. That includes decisions on what food to eat, how hard to work, how long to exercise each day, what type of exercise to do each day, which books to read, which meals to cook and how and … Read more
I try to count my blessings, thank God for all I’ve received in this world and try my best not to take anything in life for granted. So when the year comes to an end I like to think back on all of the positive moments that have occurred and do my best not to … Read more
I have high hopes and expectations for the coming year, but I’m not exactly sure what it might bring. Things are not looking good with my current employer. The company I work for has drastically cut back over the past five or six years. The first hits came to funding for education, then on pensions, … Read more
Tomorrow I plan to return a handful of items to six separate stores. Of course, the stores are geographically spread across the map, which means I’ll need to stop by at least two separate malls and three stand-alone stores. The trick is to return as many items as possible without getting lost in the madness … Read more
The final countdown to holiday festivities has begun. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas Eve and a magical Christmas day!
The tree is lit, the gifts are wrapped and I’m all ready for the Christmas festivities to begin. The next day or two will be a whirlwind of time spent with family, opening gifts and eating tasty food. Every other year I hold Christmas Eve dinner at my house and I have to say I’m … Read more