Monthly Archive "December2009"
Affordable Christmas Gifts
I got this question from a member of my facebook group: Q: I’ve been invited to what should be a great holiday party and the host is asking the guests to bring a dish, a drink (can be non-alcoholic, which mine will be!), AND a gift of $20-$30! I don’t know what to do about [...]
Free Shipping Day
Hey, Frugalistas! Shopping online usually means shipping fees. Boo hiss! On Thursday, 632 merchants are offering free shipping. Yay! So if you are shopping online anyway, think about waiting until Thursday to purchase. Frugalistas *heart* free! For more information, check out www.freeshippingday.com. Are you done with your Christmas/holiday shopping? I have a few more to [...]
What if Santa Claus doesn’t listen?
What’s up, frugal-people-in-the-struggle? Please help me out. I don’t ask for Christmas gifts anymore. I’m too long-in-the tooth for a Christmas list and I know in general, cash is not free flowing for many. So, my mother is a newfound techie and she wants to get me a camera for Christmas. My camera is a [...]
100 Top Money Experts on Twitter
Yippee!! I was listed by Accredited Online Colleges as one of the money experts you should follow on Twitter. I tend to agree. Tweet me, baby! Be forewarned, I don’t only tweet about money. You may catch a reality show tweet or two, or 1,000 coming from me! It’s all love. Thank you, Accreditedonlinecolleges.org for the honor! [...]
Kelis wins $51,000 in support from Nas
It looks like Kelis Rogers isn’t “Caught Out There” in terms of her pending divorce. The “Bossy” singer won $51,101 per month support from her soon-to-be-ex husband and my favorite rapper Nas. The support is for Kelis and their infant son, Knight. According to the AP article, Kelis recently signed a $175,000 music contract. Both [...]
Year-end money tips
Hello, Frugalistas! Clearly, 2009 is about to be a wrap, but it’s not too late to handle some much needed financial business. Here are a few of my tips to make sure you end this decade as well as you can! 1) Make a donation to charity: Clean out your closet clutter and donate to [...]
Frugalista’s hit on BBC
Hey! Here is the podcast from my debut on World Have Your Say on BBC. I talked about the fascination with Tiger Woods. Many thanks to the WHYS team for having me on the radio.
Welcome BBC Listeners!
Oh wow! Within the first week of officially taking my blog independent, I got an email from BBC asking me to speak about the fascination with Tiger Woods in the media. If you heard me on BBC’s show, World Have Your Say, thank you so much for tuning in and stopping by. As you can [...]
Should Tiger Woods lose his endorsement deals?
Gracious! Unless you’ve been living underneath a rock, you know about all of the drama with golfer Tiger Woods and his alleged infidelity. I swear, every other cocktail waitress in the land has nabbed media coverage detailing alleged romps with the golf superhero. I mean, it’s become a cottage industry getting paid to sing like [...]
Welcome to my New Home
Hello, Frugalistas! I have gone indie, and have branched out on my own site. I loved blogging for the Miami Herald, but it was time for me to spread my wings. I have so much stuff going on that I needed my own venue. Please let me know what you think about the new blog, [...]
