by Nicole Ouellette | May 3, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
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...
by Nicole Ouellette | May 1, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
So the economy is in stagflation mode, not recession mode as of yesterday (Debt Free Revolution). Food prices are soaring and are expected to be inflated for at least two more years (CNN Money). What I want to know is does recession make people fatter or skinner?...
by Nicole Ouellette | Apr 27, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
A Photocopy Of Everything In Your Wallet Can Save Your Butt When I went to France, I read about all sorts of things I should do to be safe while traveling. Luggage locks, not carrying a lot of cash… I don’t remember much of it now (though I do remember...
by Nicole Ouellette | Apr 27, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
A Photocopy Of Everything In Your Wallet Can Save Your Butt When I went to France, I read about all sorts of things I should do to be safe while traveling. Luggage locks, not carrying a lot of cash… I don’t remember much of it now (though I do remember...
by Nicole Ouellette | Apr 25, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
It’s ‘Stick It To The Man’ Friday The theme of this Friday post is “sticking it to the man”. That’s right, there are ways to do it without being publicly humiliated or fired. I also hope that you can share your additional ideas in the comments or by emailing me...
by Nicole Ouellette | Apr 21, 2008 | Personal Finance Tips
We All Do— But A Swap Website May Make More Sense Who doesn’t love the feeling of a fresh new book? It’s pretty tempting to pay $8.95 for that shiny new paperback you won’t get around to reading for awhile, isn’t it? Or listening to that new CD...