by Nicole Ouellette | Jul 16, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
Money Saving Mom as part of one of her lists awhile back sent a link to recieve free issues of Elle Decor magazine. Since I am a sucker for getting stuff in the mail (and decorating), I went for it. It was a survey about my hair removal habits. After a string of...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jul 14, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
I met Meg Wolff while recruiting Maine bloggers for The Ellsworth American. She lives in the Portland area and has beaten cancer twice. She has done this by completely changing her lifestyle and outlook with a macrobiotic diet. What makes Meg wonderful besides the...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jul 6, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
I’ve been on a year-long quest to get rid of things I don’t need in my life. I’m down from two closets of clothes to one, a garage sale got rid of some useable knick knacks, and all my jewel cases for my CDs have been replaced by those cloth album...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jul 5, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
The old money/time adage goes if you have one, you don’t have the other. The money vs. time issue is one felt strongly about by many and can be debated for hours. I’ve seen a couple interesting and fresh takes on this seemingly-tired arguement...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jul 3, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
As usual, I brought home two newspapers from work. I get a copy of The Ellsworth American and MDIslander as part of my job. In addition, on Thursdays I get a copy of my hometown paper, the Saint John Valley Times. So three newspapers every week adds up. I’ve got...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jul 2, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
I was perusing the Clinique website (that’s the foundation I wear; my exact skin shade is apparently “Healthy”). I remembered that the last time I ordered makeup that tinted moisturizer was the same price as foundation. Is this still the...