by Nicole Ouellette | Dec 11, 2008 | Websites
The week began crappy enough but seems to be finishing strong. Among the good developments: 1) I found a rocking t-shirt at a thrift shop and crafted with it. 2) I got an article published in a newspaper (unrelated to personal finance but related to my French...
by Nicole Ouellette | Dec 10, 2008 | Blogging
I'm really a non-confrontational person. I don't like to use this blog to push a particular agenda (you know, besides be financially responsible and happy). And this is the last time (hopefully) I'll blog about my Best Buy fiasco. After posing my blog...
by Nicole Ouellette | Dec 9, 2008 | Too Cute Tuesday
My friend D mentioned a T-shirt Tote would be a good blog topic and a quick Google search helped me stumble upon this fantastic one: There are variations of course (like keeping the sleeve for interrior pockets) but who doesn't have an old t-shirt or...
by Nicole Ouellette | Dec 8, 2008 | Blogging
Here's a followup to the Best Buy fiasco yesterday. On my lunch break, I called the Best Buy store in Bangor Maine (where the transaction occured) and got no answer, then the corporate headquarters of Best Buy to resolve my issue. Apparently, I have to go...
by Nicole Ouellette | Dec 7, 2008 | Blogging
Panic set in this morning as I began to work with my friend Mel on an online project. As we were beginning, my laptop died. It seemed to be an issue with the power cord so we decided to go to Best Buy and pick one up while I had access to a computer store. (I was...