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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Trim Back on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and many of us are looking for ways to keep our food expenditures down on a holiday built around gluttony. In fact, a new…
Freelancing Tips: Will You Work for Free?
Do you ever feel like people don't respect your time, or that you've been duped into providing a client consult under the guise of a social visit? I know I…
Everything Old is New Again: Layaway is Back in Stores
Layaway used to be a very popular method of paying for items and sticking to a budget, especially when it came to Christmas shopping. In the 1990's, however, layaway seemed…
Freelancing Tips: Effective Time Management
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. ~Benjamin Franklin Time is money. ~Bejamin Franklin One of the best things…
10 Christmas Presents Under $10 Each
The Today Show is correct - the holiday season is right around the corner, and many of us have started thinking about how to budget for the gift giving season.…
Freelancing Tips: Get it All in Writing
Let me start out today's post with another case study in freelancing do's and don'ts. A friend of mine accepted a freelance job at the beginning of the summer that…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: More Lunchtime Recipes
Packing your lunch is such a great way to stretch your food dollar. If you figure that the average lunch out will cost around $10, you can save $50 a…
It’s 2010: Why Does Gender Discrimination Still Exist in the Workplace?
A new class action suit against Citigroup alleges that the financial giant used the recession as a convenient excuse for firing or demoting scores of female employees. The women in…
Freelancing Tips: Setting Up An Invoice System
Freelancing can be very rewarding. Every day is a hustle, but it's worth the effort, because you're hustling for yourself, rather than a boss you hate or a company you…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Pumpkin Party
Fall weather is finally here, and you know that Halloween is right around the corner when you start seeing pumpkin stands on every corner. My partner and I have fun…