Monthly Archive "May2008"
Carbon Footprint
Ok, so I watched Life in Fab Lane, Kimora Lee Simmons’ reality show, last night. Lady K is thinking about going green because her life of excess is not so great for the environment. I mean, jet fuel can be troublesome on Mama Earth. So, Kimora got a "carbon footprint" calculation, which shows how [...]
Frugalicious Desserts
Happy Friday! For all of your hard work, here are some top frugalicious desserts from blogger Squawkfox. What I like about this list is that a) she includes chocolate b) the desserts are healthy c) it’s affordable. Also, here is a recipe for Snickerdoodles from the Living on a Dime blog.I learned to make snickerdoodles [...]
Pre-Owned Perfection
So, I’ve been studying up on the freegans and thinking about the great response to my urban foraging expedition. Used stuff is all the rage, no? I ran across this article that talks about what’s O.K. to buy used. I bought my car used about three years ago, and it’s been a dream. I was [...]
Frugal Chic
One of my favorite columnists Michelle Singletary wrote about agencies that want to make being thrifty/frugal the hip thing to do. I’m trying to do my own frugal campaign, too. Fun, fashionable and frugal is my mantra. What else is there to life? I mean, my readers revolt at squandering money but are sure up [...]
Latrell Sprewell’s Home Foreclosure
The home foreclosure crisis is hitting people of all economic backgrounds. Ex-NBA star Latrell Sprewell home was foreclosed, according to this story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I emailed the author of the article, Marie Rohde, and she said that in a few weeks, Sprewell’s home will go to a sheriff’s sale if he doesn’t [...]
Pinch at the Pump
I read two interesting posts over the weekend about people using bicycles and public transportation as the preferred method of travel. I concur! If I didn’t need my car to chase down stories for work, I would get on the band wagon. On my own, I walk a little bit more to the store/bank and [...]
Freebies for the Week
Big business is warm and fuzzy this week. On Tuesday, Haagen-Dazs is following in the ice cream freebie tradition and giving away its new flavor, Vanilla Honey Bee from 4 to 8 p.m. The company created the flavor to honor honey bees that are now disappearing in large numbers. At the Haagen-Dazs Shop at 1455 [...]
Is Hillary Clinton a Frugalista?
Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton may be a frugalista. Seriously. The senator is having a few money woes on the campaign trail. She’s loaned herself about $11 million, and she may have to loan more. According to the New York Times, she will run some frugal campaigns in the future: Clinton advisers said they were [...]
Stamp Price Increase Starts Monday
Aw man. The price of stamps are going up yet again. I’m mini vexed about this. Why must this happen? First food, now stamps? I pay most of my bills online but not all. My checks cost $20 to order, too. I’m thinking this last stamp price increase may send me to online bill pay [...]
