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Test-Drive Your Dream Job With A Vocation Vacation

While listening to the Satellite Sisters podcast today (it was an encore performance), one of the sisters was talking about her plans to go on a vocation vacation, which is where you get to test drive a career for a few days. She was going to be a chocolatier to have...

Too Cute Tuesday: Clothes Pin Keychains

Believe it or not, there are people I know in real life who don't read my blog. Maybe it's not their thing, maybe they forget the address, I'm not sure. But even from these people, I am always getting suggestions for Too Cute Tuesday crafts. While...

Book Review: Money For Nothing

To be honest, I would have never picked up Edward Ugel's book if I wasn't a personal finance blogger. But after finishing it, I'm glad I didn't make the mistake of passig it up. I was at the library for some entertainment books (I seem to have lots of reading time...

The Christmas Shop Local Challenge

It's Cheaper and Easier Then I Thought Early this Christmas season, I decided that I was going to buy all my gifts locally for several reasons. 1) My family owns a small business. (I do too!) It would seem at least a little hypocritical to not support others...

Bimmer’s* Old Moped Rides Again

I think we all like to hold on to things from our past. It's one thing to keep an old pin in a jewelry box or a box of greeting cards in your closet but it becomes another issue when your sentimental attachment takes up substantial space and has a horn that beeps...

Bimmer's* Old Moped Rides Again

I think we all like to hold on to things from our past. It's one thing to keep an old pin in a jewelry box or a box of greeting cards in your closet but it becomes another issue when your sentimental attachment takes up substantial space and has a horn that beeps...

Lessons Learned from Love Actually

We all have our favorite Christmas movies. My friend Laura loves "The Christmas Story", and so I think of her whenever I see a part of the movie or hear the phrase "You're gonna put your eye out with that thing!" (Not that I hear that phrase...

Shameless Promotion: The Silver Lining Edition

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...

Best Buy Update: Money Back For Being A Squeaky Wheel

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...

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