State Farm Insurance – Well worth the money (usually)
I know this may not be a popular post, based on the fact that a lot of people tend to hate State Farm(and most Insurance companies) due to their Katrina…
Ten Money Questions for Lisa Fernandes
A fourth season of Bravo's hit reality show, Top Chef kicked off this week with a new batch of chef'testants hoping to win $100,000 in seed money to open a…
Tipping Etiquette: Should Bloggers Get Tipped Like Baristas?
The reasons for tipping in restaurants are pretty straightforward'”servers make their living entirely on tips. But what about people who are otherwise paid a standard wage? Is the mere act…
Credit Cards: Beware of the Fine Print
Credit cards seems so straightforward on the surface, but a dizzying array of fine print details can make using yours more like running through a land mine laden field of…
Sleeping With Money: price you’ll pay dating a soccer mom
'œOur similarities bring us to a common ground; our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.' '“ Tom Robbins A more accurate title might have been Sleeping With…
Your Data Are Assets
I couldn't find my thumb drive yesterday. For a few hours, I was worried that I left it at a public computer at school. Of course my main concern should…
Six Month Review: The Big Girl World
I'm about to hit the six-month anniversaries of my first solo apartment and grown-up job. This time last year, I thought college graduation might kill me'”I am happy to report…
Class: realities, perceptions, and how wealth fits in
'œMoney is related to class only in the minds of people who have too much of the former, too little of the latter or none of either.' '“ Doug Robarchek…
Pink & Green Parenting: DIY Shower Gifts
It's finally spring, which means'¦ it's baby shower season. I'm up to my ears in showers; I have four friends who are so pregnant they're about to pop, and one…
Buying Visibility, One Quarter At A Time
I am sitting in the laundromat down the street, waiting for my triple-washer to finish its spin cycle. The owner has asked me to hang out and talk with him…