by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 12, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
Do I Really Need More Stuff? I Guess I Just Don't Care There is a story in our family of my first Christmas, or one of them anyway. I open a gift and begin playing… with the box. After waiting awhile for me to get tired of it (apparently I wasn't),...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 9, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
A Little Extra Effort Could Save You A Ton I finally broke down last week and bought myself a digital voice recorder. My boss was supposed to order me one for the podcast I do for our paper but I'm tired of bugging him… plus, I want to use it guilt-free for...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 8, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
"That's the kind of book that old people read." -12 year old girl I know I finished Nickeled and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America in a record time of five days. It was less then 250 pages and a remarkably quick read for the subject it was about:...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 6, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
This was originally my guest post on Bible Money Matters. I had quite a day (which I'll probably get into explaining tomorrow) so forgive me for reusing; I figured since it would be new to Breaking Even, Inc. readers that you wouldn't mind. Happy Friday!...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 5, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
Normally, I do keep my work and home life seperate but this week, I helped produce a truly great video about something that I've been putting into practice in my money-saving, style-maximizing life: sewing. I've had my sewing machine for awhile and I...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 4, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
Suspending My Gym Membership For The Summer I joined the local Y (which happens to be right near where I live) when I first moved to lovely Ellsworth, Maine. It has served its purpose. I have been getting to the fitness room for some elliptical and strength training...
