by Nicole Ouellette | Mar 21, 2009 | Personal Finance Tips
About four years ago, I did some volunteer work at a local food pantry. My job was interviewing prospective users of the pantry which included an in-depth discussion of their budget and finances. This part of the interview process was to help families find additional...
by Nicole Ouellette | Mar 20, 2009 | Personal Finance Tips
I spent last weekend cross-country skiing with some buddies of mine in northern Maine. We were talking about how fun skiing is that how it can be cost prohibitive for a lot of people. And then I got to thinking if that was really true. I’ve been skiing for a...
by Nicole Ouellette | Mar 19, 2009 | Personal Finance Tips
I’ve recently found all be driving along the road, somewhere between 45 and 60 mph, and my car will start to shudder. The first time this happened, I called my friend Robby who knows a lot about cars. He told me I should probably pull over and while I was...
by Nicole Ouellette | Mar 6, 2009 | Personal Finance Tips
I know the words “cheap” and “fish” are not often used together, especially in a sentence talking about a good idea, but I’m going to attempt. All week, I’ve been eating smoked salmon. I had a salmon quesadilla, I had some salmon...
by Nicole Ouellette | Mar 2, 2009 | Personal Finance Tips
This weekend, I started having a massive craving for sushi. Now I can’t control myself in a sushi restaurant… well that and there isn’t one nearby. So what’s a money saving gal to do? Make my own! And make my own I did, and it was easy!...
by Nicole Ouellette | Feb 27, 2009 | Personal Finance Tips
Every Friday, I try to tackle an issue of style and lifestyle on the cheap. Isn’t Friday fabulous? I’ve never gotten the allure of Starbucks. Maybe it’s because I’ve never lived within 50 miles of one but I think it’s mostly because I...