Monthly Archive "April2008"
Free Donut with Joe on April 15
Dunkin’ Donuts is offering a free donut with a cup of coffee on April 15. More information on it here
Budget Update: The Good, the Bad, the Not so Bad
Ok, so it’s been a while since I let you take a peak into my wallet…Some good things, some bad. Let’s lead with the good: Yay File 1) The $1,000 check cleared on the credit card. Click here for the update. 2) My light bill in March was $62.09. That’s less than the $66.47 bill [...]
Green Water
In South Florida, water is a delicacy. Watering your lawn off schedule is a federal crime. Ok, just jokes. But, only recently, the water management district relaxed the watering restrictions. I wrote a story today about how Broward Community College is trying to save money by taking green initiatives. Many of the initiatives dealt with [...]
Six-Word Memoir
Ok, so there’s a game of tag going around the blogosphere. Bloggers who are tagged are asked to to write a six-word memoir, link to the person who tagged them, tag five more blogs, and leave a comment with five more blogs to play. Twiggers tagged me yesterday. My six-word memoir is…. Peace, values and [...]
Cheap Date
Happy Friday! Well it’s Friday, the night many people think of as date night. I ran across this article about dating frugally. Trust, I enjoy a guy who splurges on me like the next woman. But, when it comes to long-term relationships, I would want to be with someone who had his finances together. I [...]
Taxman Cometh
April 15th is just around the corner. Have you filed your taxes? I filed mine already and have gotten a refund. I mailed today a $1,000 check to my credit card, courtesy of the refund. Mini-yay. If you live in Broward, here are some free sites that will prepare your taxes. If you live in [...]
Renewed Vision: Buyouts at Work
So, Monday night, I got the call from a well-sourced coworker that buyouts were coming at work. The buyout announcement came Tuesday. Immediately, I became nervous. With the shaky state of the news media business, I had a feeling my company would offer buyouts. Honestly, you can’t keep getting bad news. Our circulation is down, [...]
Vow of Frugality
Here’s an article from a South Florida writer who took a Vow of Frugality. You may know her pretty well. I hear she’s just trying to do the right thing by living within her means. The writer of the article likens spending money to be a loose, unchaste person. How many of you have taken [...]
Green Groceries: Paper or Plastic May Cost You
Seattle is considering a $.20 fee for grocery shoppers who use paper or plastic bags. We all know the paper/plastic bags aren’t the most environment friendly. When I grocery shop, if I have just a few items, I’ll pass on the plastic. If I do use plastic bags, I save them and reuse them as [...]
Friends in Frugality
I have different sets of friends. One set travels to hip cities for events such as jazz concerts, taste festivals and all-star games. I love them, but I can’t keep up. They alway ask me to go with them and mention how we’d all be sharing the hotel room costs. I always tell them no [...]
