Archive for July, 2011
Link Love: The Asking for a Discount Edition
TweetIf you’re new here you may want to sign up for my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting!Well, remember my post from the other day about my husband’s teeth? It sounds so interesting when I say it like that! Oh yeah, click through and read all about my husband’s teeth. hehe. But he got his wisdom teeth [...]
Remember to Celebrate
TweetYou know I love goal setting. I love it. I love the dreaming, and organizing, and the planning, and the doing, and the success. I love knowing that I’m moving my life in a positive direction that is in line with my priorities and desires. However there is one thing about it that I don’t [...]
My First Craigslist Experience
TweetYes, yes, I know. I talk about frugal living all day long and I’ve never used Craigslist, the holy grail of frugality. It’s because honestly, it just seems like a whole lot of drama. I have a feeling that any money saved or made will be over ruled by dealing with people’s drama. I’m frugal, [...]
Budgeting for Life’s Surprises
TweetMy husband needs a lot of dental work. A lot. The reason it’s built up so much is because he hates the dentist. I mean, no one likes the dentist but he really really hates it. Like, really. He found a dentist near here that will knock you out and do all the work you [...]
Keeping the House Cool… Lessons From a Desert Dweller
TweetSeems like everyone is complaining about one thing right now… the heat. Since I live Phoenix I know a thing or two about keeping the house cool. When it’s 117 in the shade you figure out how to keep the heat out pretty quickly. Here’s how we do it in the desert. Get an Air [...]
How Dieting is Like Budgeting
TweetThe Body Bugg is a little device that you wear on your arm and all day it takes all these measurements about your body. At the end of the day you download the info into the Body Bugg website and it tells you how many calories you burned. I love it! This isn’t a paid [...]
Link Love: The Splash Park Edition
TweetThis week I took the kids over to a local splash pad. It’s free to get in which I was happy about. I just had to over look the homeless guy doing his laundry in one of the sprinklers. Proof you get what you pay for. The kids had fun and that’s all that matters. I [...]
How I Got a Free $200
TweetDo you see that big beautiful check? Do you remember when I asked your opinion as to whether or not I should sign up for a credit card for the $200 sign up bonus? I wasn’t going to but the comments that were left encouraged me to do it. Plus I thought it would be [...]
Two Car Batteries for $6
TweetI’m normally not a big fan of warranties. If an item has a warranty that’s great, but it’s not something I will pay extra for. There are some exceptions and car batteries are one of them. Here in Phoenix our car batteries don’t last long. They say heat is worse for a car battery than [...]
Getting The Kids Ready For School
TweetI know it’s only mid July but if you have kids in school you’ve been dreaming about getting them back to school. I’m no different. Back to school shopping has been pressing on me since the day the kids stepped off the school bus on their last day of school. But I’m here to tell you [...]
