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Frugalista shows off her hair

December 21, 2009

When I blogged about my new hair stylist, I didn’t have a photo for you. Well now, I have a video!

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Frugalista gets shout out

December 18, 2009

Aw! My friend, Chris, who blogs for B the Site gave me a nice link on his site. B the Site is a website for young Baltimore peeps. Please check out Chris’ blogs, also. He’s a young, talented journalist who is trying to do big things in B-More. Thanks, Chris! Anyway, I hope you have [...]

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Affordable Christmas Gifts

December 16, 2009

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 [...]

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Kelis wins $51,000 in support from Nas

December 11, 2009

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 [...]

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Year-end money tips

December 10, 2009

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 [...]

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Welcome to my New Home

December 8, 2009

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, [...]

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Credit card has 79 percent interest rate

October 19, 2009

 A man got a credit card offer with a 79 percent interest rate. Seriously. No lie. Yes, I'm incredulous about it. I mean, have the credit card reforms hurt the industry so bad that it must charge 79 percent interest rates? There's a movement to get the next round of reforms moved to December instead [...]

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Roth IRA advice: Time Sensitive

October 14, 2009

If you have lost a lot of money in your Roth IRA,  after converting to one, today is the deadline to have it changed. This is a guest post from Rande Spiegelman, CPA, CFP®, Vice President of Financial Planning, Schwab Center for Financial Research. Wouldn't it be nice if just once in a while we were allowed a [...]

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Eating for two on $30 a week

October 13, 2009

Oh my! My twitter peeps, aka, my tweeples, have been buzzing about this blog, Thirty Bucks a Week. A Brooklyn couple is spending $30 total per week on food. Let's just say that the lovebirds even create NEW soups out of the soups they've already made. They are a member of a food cooperative which [...]

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Frugalista lost her swag!

October 12, 2009

Greetings, Frugalistas!  So I got back last night from a MARHHHVELOUS weekend at the first Blogalicious conference, a networking event for women bloggers of different ethnicities. I laughed. I cried. I networked at the W hotel in midtown Atlanta.  I had so much fun. The thing about blogging conferences (or any conference for that matter) [...]

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