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Yesterday, I drove to my hometown and surprised my mom for Mother's Day. The five hours driving and taking half a day off work were completely worth it to see the look on her face when I walked in. I like to be helpful when I come visit so I asked her if there was...

Story Of A Fort Kent Flood Victim

If Life Hands You FEMA Chicken Soup, Put It In Your Pantry Optimism will always get you far. And so can a little sarcasm for that matter! The following guest post was written by one of my best friends, Robby. You can be Robby's "friend" and read his blog on...

Best Advice You Ever Got?

A Little Philosophy About Money And Life CNN Money recently had a slideshow of financially successful people all answering the same question "What was the best advice you ever got?" The answers are what you'd expect: kind of general, a little profound, and...

The Zen And Art Of Coupon Clipping

There are some things we admittedly can't do much about. Gas prices and high taxes are two such things (though I suppose you could convert your car to biodiesel or work under the table but both those things require too much effort for me). I've been looking for ways...

Five Tips To Commerce-Free Days

Going Whole Days Without Buying Anything Is Really Empowering I was baking a cake when I lived out on Vinalhaven a couple years ago. An angelfood cake. From scratch. I didn't realize a springform pan was required until I was halfway through the recipe. What most of us...

I'll Take "Concerts That Aren't The Rolling Stones" for $25

A Reasonably Priced Concert Is Still Rockin' Last night, Sean and I went to see James McMurtry. The Dedringers opened for them and are a fabulous, high energy band from Austin, Texas. Then to the crowd's enthusiasm, James McMurtry's guitar tuner tuned James' five...

My New Favorite Website

Looking For A Discount Code Before Submitting An Online Order: Priceless The last time I bought something online (business cards at Vistaprint last week), I noticed the little "enter promotional code here" field in the shopping cart. I decided to type in...

Repurposing Old Furniture

Why Buy New When You Can Customize It For You? When my parents gave me their ginormous entertainment center five years ago, I took it. It was massive and kind of dated but if held a lot of stuff (all my DVDs and CDs fit on one of the slide-out shelves) and it served...

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