Why Do Cashiers Comment On My Purchases?I'll preface my story by saying that strangers talk to me all the time. I get why: I seem friendly and wholesome, I look harmless, and I have a vaguely familiar face that makes me look like someone you may know. Am I...
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That's Expensive, Huh?
Why Do Cashiers Comment On My Purchases? I'll preface my story by saying that strangers talk to me all the time. I get why: I seem friendly and wholesome, I look harmless, and I have a vaguely familiar face that makes me look like someone you may know. Am I...
MSN Money Welcome!
My blog friend J. asked some of us to send in random and crazy jobs we had. And then it gets picked up by MSN Money! Wohoo! So if you've clicked my link off of J's post, welcome to Breaking Even and I do hope you decide to stay awhile.
Fashion Forward Friday: Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap
Every Friday, I tackle an affordable idea of fashion or style in a fun segment I call Fashion Forward Friday. That's right, I'm about to blog about soap. But since personal care falls in the realm of being fashionable and stylish, I figure I'm...
Fashion Forward Friday: Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap
Every Friday, I tackle an affordable idea of fashion or style in a fun segment I call Fashion Forward Friday. That's right, I'm about to blog about soap. But since personal care falls in the realm of being fashionable and stylish, I figure I'm...
Wednesday Writer Spotlight: Carrie Jones
For the next few Wednesdays, I'll be featuring writers I like and how they hone their craft, use the internet, get writing ideas from life, and rake in the dough. Carrie Jones is an adolescent novelist based in Ellsworth Maine. She grew up in Bedford New...
Too Cute Tuesday: Record Bowls
This week, Too Cute Tuesday is getting hot. That's right: this week's craft involves an oven! And it involves my very small apartment which means things got toasty. No doubt you have old records lying around from back in the day but if you don't,...
Three Months Later: My Finalized Budget
Part I: What I Cut When other people write about stuff like this, to be honest my eyes glaze over. It's your budget, why do I care? I think. But I realize that occasionally as bloggers with a take on personal finance, we have to look at our budgets. It's a way of...
What I Learned From An Eel Almost Falling On My Car
Talk about random, huh? Here's the story: Picture it: Friday morning, 9 am on a clear January day in coastal Maine. An eel falls from the sky onto a parking lot. An eagle had fished it out of the nearby river and probably dropped it when it realized the...