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Ask the Readers: Keep Buying Bolthouse?
As you may have remembered from my first ever post way back when, consumer consciousness is an area of interest of mine. There are all sorts of different reasons people buy what they buy, and of course why people buy the brands they buy. Back in high school, my Latin teacher commented that she wouldn’t…
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DonorsChoose Challenge: The Power of Your Unique Perspective
No matter how you might slice it, your unique perspective is what makes you YOU. Many women spend their whole lives trying to diminish its light, cram it to “fit” into someone else’s opinion of who they “should” be, or simply spend so much time tending to others that they lose sight of their own…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: The Joys of Gardening, Part 2
This is the twelfth edition of our weekly series on food budgeting. Last week there were so many comments about bees that I wanted to return to that subject, as well as offer some more gardening tips to help stretch your food budget. Late September is the perfect time to get your winter vegetables planted,…
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Financial impact of coming out on the job.
Last time, I shared with you the story of my friend’s very positive experience coming out on the job. This time, I’m going to share with you the story of my coming out on the job. This is the story of how not to do it. It was an unmitigated disaster: painful,…
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No Mortgage Bailout Needed…
Just a simple Law that says ARM mortgages cannot reset from the Teaser rate AND the Base Payment (Principle and Interest, NOT the Interest Rate itself) will increase by 1% each year, the money applied ONLY to the Principle, until the mortgage is paid off or the house is sold. Those with Negative Amortization Loans…
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Same-sex marriage: diamond ring dilemma
‘œS’ is the writer at of Doorknobs That Lock, a blog about 2 lesbians + 1 preteen son that equals a lot of interesting moments. She previously wrote a guest post about The “Three-Pot” Money System. Today, she posts about spending money on wedding rings. These are her words’¦ As we watch politicians wrangle with…
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4 frugal tips from a few years of living frugally.
Just so you know frugality doesn’t happen for me in a single day, week or year. It is a lifetime journey that teaches me what I am doing right and what I am doing wrong. Some frugal ideas save money and time, others don’t. Other times it isn’t about saving money and time but peace…
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Fending off the Consumer Economy: Expecting a Newborn Baby
‘œYou will always be your child’s favorite toy.’ ‘“ Vicki Lansky I had a meltdown last weekend at Babies R Us. We were there doing research on the things needed come December. This is when our baby arrives. We’re adopting (in case you aren’t current with our two year fertility saga) and December is when…
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Why Do They Hide the Prices? What is the Mystery?
Last weekend we spent a quick 3 day getaway in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware to celebrate an anniversary. Had a great time kayaking and just taking long walks. However, I have a weak spot for the restaurants there so the evening was special dinner time. We have our favorites… Blue Moon, Espuma, Eden, among others and…
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