Monthly Archive "August2009"
Free mini-facial from Origins
From Aug. 20 to 23, get a free, 30-minute skin brightening mini-facial from Origins. Do you ever get facials? Do you enjoy them? Any advice?
Frugalista on cnn.com/live at noon today!
Hey Frugalistas! I just got the call that I will be a guest on cnn.com/live today at noon! Yippee! I'll be Skyping in on whether the recession is over. Fun times! Well, the recession isn't fun, but talking to you all will be great. Please check me out. It's NOT on air but on online, [...]
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
So my guilty pleasure is The Real Houswives of Atlanta reality series on Bravo. Last season, I blogged about the finances of the cast of this larger- than-life show. I'm going to do another The Real Housewives of Atlanta round up post because I just can't get enough! Here are the financial updates: Lisa Wu-Hartwell: [...]
Miami Spa Month and Miami Spice
August and September are great months for budget ballers in South Florida. Until the end of August, Miami Spa Month is underway, offering luxury spa packages for only $99. True confession: I've never had a massage at a spa. However, if you can afford the $99, I say have at it. I hear spa massages [...]
Frugalista talks about BlogHer
Hello, Frugalistas! I'm going to talk about my BlogHer convention experience at 8 p.m. tonight, eastern standard time. I am a talk show guest of blogger, author, yogi and social media butterfly, Ananda Leeke. BlogHer is an online community for women who blog and it holds an annual convention. I know a lot of people have [...]
Cost of living decrease
Here is a map from personal finance site, Mint.com, showing a decrease in living expenses since the recession. Check it out and tell me what you think! Do you believe it?
Frugalista named Top 40 under 40
Success South Florida Magazine named me one of the Top 40 under 40 Leaders of Today and Tomorrow! Yay! I'll take it! I get a free meal at Morton's The Steakhouse in North Miami Beach. Yes! Reception meals are Frugalista fabulous! That will be one day that I don't have to cook! From the news [...]
It costs a quarter million to raise a child!
Ok, this is doing nothing for my ovaries. A government report released says that it costs middle-income parents $221,000 to raise a child to age 17. Why am I not surprised? I can't believe how much child care costs. I have several friends with two kiddies and I feel like they work to pay daycare. Braces, [...]
Nicolas Cage owes $6 million to the IRS
Oh no! Not Nicolas Cage, too! The Academy-award winning actor allegedly owes $6.2 million in unpaid income taxes. He's selling his Bel Air estate for $17 million. Just last year, Cage asked $35 million for the property. He is also selling his haunted New Orleans abode for $3.5 million. Let's hope he can come out of this O.K. At [...]
