Monthly Archive "May2009"
Affordable rum drink recipes
Last weekend, I went to the Rum Renaissance Festival down here on Miami Beach. I used to drink rum a little more, but I switched to wine once I found some affordable wines for under $10. However, I picked up some recipes at the festival for mixed rum drinks, and I think I can now [...]
New York Times economic reporter defaults on mortgage
Edmund L. Andrews, the top economic reporter for "America's paper" faced foreclosure from buying too much house. Gracious! I enjoyed reading his magazine article for the New York Times about the emotional decision making that made him want to buy a half-million dollar home despite having less than $3,000 per month of income after paying [...]
Rum Renaissance Festival
Hope you all have a great weekend! I'm going to a Rum Renaissance Festival tasting at the Shore Club on Miami Beach. Yippee! It's all about the tasting! Hiccup! So, I'm wearing a dress I bought a few weeks ago. This blue halter dress is making it's third appearance this season. Different crowds, but the dress [...]
Free skin cancer screenings
One of my blog peeps, Brandie from FreeSampleFreak.com, has an informative post on free cancer screenings available nationwide in May. Check it out. Have you ever been screeened for skin cancer?
Samples are a tease!
So, it's no secret that the sun is blaring and I live in the tropics, otherwise known as South Florida. Back in February, I got a sample for Philosophy's Hope in a Jar creme with spf 20. I love the stuff. I use it on my face. It goes on smooth, moisturizes my flesh and [...]
Rapper Rick Ross busted in fake Louis Vuitton shades
Oh my! How embarrassing! Platinum-selling rapper Rick Ross was called out by Louis Vuitton for wearing counterfeit sun glasses on the cover of XXL Magazine, Here's is the letter from Louis Vuitton to XXL : Dear Editor: We were dismayed to see the cover of the May 2009 issue of XXL Magazine, which features a [...]
Free Haagen-Daz today
Free flavor day at Haagen-Daz from 4 to 8 p.m. today. What's up with all the free ice cream? LOL Have a great one, Fruga
Frugalista News: Stamp prices go up today
Boo! Hiss! Stamps are now $.44, up two cents. I mean, really. I get visions of the pony express when I think about the postal service these days. Do you use stamps? What do you think of the price increase? Do you pay your bills online? I do!
Free TCBY on Mother’s Day
Happy Friday! I hope you have plans to frolic and play this weekend. I had a pretty active week, so I may behave. Or not. So, if your mom likes TCBY yogurt, take her there on Mother's Day. I just hope the lines at TCBY are not like the lines at Oprah's chicken bonanza at [...]
Frugalista busted?
So, I went out last night with one of my really good guy friends. We hit up a "buzz party" for the upcoming American Black Film Festival that's coming in June. The party was at my favorite hotel, The Delano on Miami Beach. So, parking in the garage was one dollar per hour and after [...]
