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How To Not Spend A Gajillion Dollars At The Drugstore

I have friends who are real drugstore junkies. A new lipstick here, a crazy nail color there...it really allows even the budget conscious to take the phrase "Buy a little something nice for yourself" seriously. But there is a reason that the phrase...

Book Review: Emily Post’s Etiquette

When my mother bought me an etiquette book four years ago the Christmas after I graduated from college, I couldn't have been more insulted. Raised in a family where thank you notes had to be written and us kids always left a note on the counter if we were going...

Book Review: Emily Post's Etiquette

When my mother bought me an etiquette book four years ago the Christmas after I graduated from college, I couldn't have been more insulted. Raised in a family where thank you notes had to be written and us kids always left a note on the counter if we were going...

Budget, Interrupted

How A Grocery Budget Can Effect Your Relationship Looking at last month's budget, I am struck by how off I was. Groceries were almost $250 off my budget. What kind of personal finance blogger am I? To be fair, eating out spending for me was one meal out, meaning I was...

Hi My Name Is Nicole And I’m In A Support Group

It's coming up on six months since my dad died. (If you'd like to be brought up to speed, the paper covered it better than I could at the time (with a creepy headline though) here.) So far, my way of dealing with this is throwing myself into work, writing, going to...

Hi My Name Is Nicole And I'm In A Support Group

It's coming up on six months since my dad died. (If you'd like to be brought up to speed, the paper covered it better than I could at the time (with a creepy headline though) here.) So far, my way of dealing with this is throwing myself into work, writing, going to...

Sick Day

I guess everyone is entitled to a sick day. Mine involves a case of laryngitis and a splitting headache. (Trying to tell the dog firmly to get away from the cat's food might have put my voice over the edge.) I'm going back to bed and depending how it goes, I might...

America’s Money Series At CNN Money

Looking for the kind of website that keeps you reading. Check out the "America's Money: In their own words", an almost voyeuristic look at some "typical" Americans and their money. The other day, I had my first big doubt about what I'm currently...

America's Money Series At CNN Money

Looking for the kind of website that keeps you reading. Check out the "America's Money: In their own words", an almost voyeuristic look at some "typical" Americans and their money. The other day, I had my first big doubt about what I'm currently...

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