I am getting the carpet in my apartment shampooed. This is being done by one the students this time around and it is a courtesy built in to our rent I guess. We get one free shampooing every year….it used to be one every six months but I guess it is becoming too expensive for the complex to do now without charging an...
Read MoreTo prevent yourself from fainting at the mall do NOT go into Saks Fifth Avenue stores and look at the fur coats. As I mentioned earlier I am at a conference right now. We got a break to have lunch and walk around so a few friends and I decided to walk around the mall. Some of them had never heard of the Saks store so I told...
Read MoreHey everyone! I will be hosting the Festival of under 30 finances on June 29th. The question for the carnival is Do you have an emergency fund? How do you fund it and what will you use it for? Please go to the blog carnival site and send in your submissions for the carnival as they relate to the topic above....
Read MoreWelcome to my daily tracking of income and expenses for the month. Income for the day: $5.00 Expenses for the day: $401.74 Income for the month to date: $823.05 Expenses for the month to date: $1571.54 Net effect: -$748.49 Ewwww this is a really disgusting cash flow situation this month. This major jump in the expenses for one...
Read MoreAfter reading When does frugal become plain old cheap I decided to take a look at my life to see where I fit in. I too grew up with not much money and always had to ‘make things stretch’. I have come to the conclusion that I am just plain old cheap. Ha ha. I am the one who eats before I go out with friends so that...
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