In typical Nicole fashion, I'm all over this new apartment search. I've looked at five places in my acceptable price range and have called about many others. I'm continually surprised at how many bad places there are out there. And since I'm not...
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Lobster Becomes Affordable: How Being Aware of Food Prices Pays Off
I've had every intention of starting my own price book for when I go grocery shopping (to help keep track of the lowest prices on items I buy regularly). Truth is, I haven't really needed one because I have a mind to remember trivial things like that. (I still...
Too Cute Tuesday: Embroidered Hats and Mittens
When Kelly at Almost Frugal asked if I wanted to participate in a homemade holiday gifts carnival, I said Darn right I do! I am all for homemade holiday gifts besides the typical ones most people think of. Kelly's category is yarn, string, and...
Moving Out But Not On
I've been going through some changes these last few weeks (and no, I'm not talking puberty, that ship has sailed!). I am moving out of my boyfriend's house. A big change, but something that has to happen. I don't want to get deep into explaining...
Sarah's Travel Special: Part 2
Jetsetter Sarah guest blogs about her most used travel tips. Missed the first part? Read Part One here. Food: Here is where I tend to cut the most corners while traveling. I buy snacks at a local grocery store, and, if I have a place to store them, milk, cereal,...
Sarah's Travel Special: Part 1
You may remember Sarah's life-changing guest post on tutoring for extra money (It remains one of my most popular posts to date). I've been telling her she should blog and she emailed me this fabulous guest post. Enjoy (Part II to come tomorrow)!...
Link Roundup: Fortune Cookie Edition
I am a keeper of those fortune cookie fortunes, if only to remind me of universal truths and because I think they are so gosh darn cute. I have a few posted by my desk and some links to share so I thought I'd combine the two. Be mischevious and you'll never be...
Some Thoughts On Wasting Money
So I just got back from a trip and things have been crazy busy. I saw my buddy J's art project on his blog and thought I'd steal the idea. He gets more exposure, I get a free blog post: a win-win I thought. Then this morning some negative comments basically...
Too Cute Tuesday: The Money Painting
The following guest craft was done by J. at Budgets Are Sexy. You can subscribe to this fantabulous blog here (I do!) or you can obsessively check out his blog here. So I may have been on the road but I was still doing some blog reading on the vacation. When I saw...