Stretch Your Food Dollar: Are Food Co-ops Economical?
This is lucky number 13 in our weekly series about food budgeting. Thanks for all of your feedback the past few weeks. I've gotten some great ideas for posts from…
Pink and Green Parenting: DIY Toddler Toys for the Craft-Impaired
Toddlers love toys. They crave novelty, and are rather fickle: yesterday's favorite plushy is quickly abandoned for the allure of a new board book. And they love noise'”making it, hearing…
Guaranteed Fixed Interest Rate: APR of 96%.
Velvet Blade is a lesbian in Oregon running a blog by the name of Softly Dreaming. Softly Dreaming came to life because she wanted to run a blog close to…
$700 Billion or $7 Trillion: It Makes No Difference
That's right, I said it. It doesn't matter how much money Mr. Paulson, Mr. Bernanke, President Stupid or every member of Congress approves to fill the greed bucket of Wall…
Past Due: Are you behind on your cable bill?
I am going to make a public service announcement to all those whose TV bills are past due. In my line of work, I regularly get contacted about the high…
Are you being tossed by a fiscal storm?
'œA collapse in stock prices certainly would cause a lot of white knuckles on Wall Street. But what effect would it have on the broader economy? If Wall Street crashes,…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: If You See Something Say Something
Now for a bit of shameless promotion: Last night I had the privilege of working for the very talented Mike Daisey, a monologuist who has been described as a "master…
Remember Layaway?
If you are my age or older, my guess is that when I ask the question -- do you remember layaway? -- you can answer yes. Perhaps it seems like…
Ten Money Questions for Eddie Ross
A second season of the hit reality show, Top Design, is back on Bravo with a new group of contestants trying to win $100,000. Eddie Ross is one of a…
Money words & phrases during tonight’s VP debate. BINGO!
Can you say economy? How about bailout? Job creation? Spending? Deficit? Earmarks? These are just a few money words and phrases lined up for Palin Bingo! Play it tonight during…