So whether you know me or not, you've probably figured out that I'm not a money for nothing kind of lady. You won't see anything in my budget for lottery tickets or anything like that. I have, however, decided to investigate this whole online photo contest thing...
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Working My Money Maker
As I was lying in the dentist’s chair getting my teeth buffed and praying for no cavities when I overheard a cutest pet contest on a radio station. It was then I had an idea. Maybe I could make money by doing next to nothing. I Googled pet photo contests only to find...
Making A Web Page 101
Remember a few days ago when I got really excited about buying my very own domain name and how it took me an hour to figure out how to make Typepad point to my new address. The good news I did it right. The bad news? Well, sometimes I'm not the brightest bulb in the...
Filling A Hole
Yesterday I left work early to go to the dentist. One of my teeth has been hurting for about a month but, like most people, I ignored it until it got uncomfortable. A teeth cleaning ($100) and 2 x-rays ($20) later, I have a cavity, which will be filled ($85) about a...
You Know You’re A Little Nuts When You Buy Things You Don’t Really Need And Then Get Really Excited About Them Anyway
You know you're nuts when 1) you spend money you don't have in an uncalculated way and 2) get as excited buying a domain name as you do about a new dress. Yesterday, against the little bugetary fairy talking in my ear, I purchased a pretty and functional dress at The...
You Know You're A Little Nuts When You Buy Things You Don't Really Need And Then Get Really Excited About Them Anyway
You know you're nuts when 1) you spend money you don't have in an uncalculated way and 2) get as excited buying a domain name as you do about a new dress. Yesterday, against the little bugetary fairy talking in my ear, I purchased a pretty and functional dress at The...
An Explanation For the Lack of Posts
To those of you reading this, thanks. It is so very appreciated. Been kind of having a rough week, Dad-related, but please keep checking this blog. I hope to be posting regularly again soon. Thanks for understanding!
The Old Long Lost Relative Fantasy
First off, Happy 2008. Best wishes to you in the year ahead, financially and otherwise. I stumbled across a little blurb in a woman's magazine that fed my whole long lost rich relative fantasy. You know the one, where you find out some relative you barely remember...
Do You Cost? Determining Net Worth
I was surfing the New York Times web site and happened upon their personal finance calculators. Now I love online calculators because they give you fun figures and you have to do a minimal amount of work. The first calculator I used determines how wealthy you are...