I mystery shopped my butt off in 2015 so I thought I’d do a post to show just what I got for all that work. This just goes to show that you can indeed make money from mystery shopping. Sure, it’s not a full time job but as a side gig it helps me to […]
Hello Rep. Garret Graves (LA-6, US House of Representatives), I am writing you to voice my support of H.R. 532: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2015. I hope that you will support this bill as well. The bill is currently in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. I know that you are […]
In my entire adult life, college included, I have never paid more than $50 for a sofa. Seriously, that’s what Craigslist is for. That and friends that are moving and need to sell all their posessions right out of their storage unit. I am absolutely willing to pay $50 for that blue sofa (for some […]
Image Credit I’m cheap. Thrifty. Frugal. Penny pinching. Embarrassingly so. I have brought a sandwich to a restaurant, always take home leftovers, squeal about how much I saved on something, and duct tape stuff together rather than replace it (it still works!). I buy shoes at Walmart because they are a steal (and who doesn’t […]
I just went against the number one rule of getting out of debt: Rule #1- Don’t get into any more debt I know better, really I do. But what had happened was… My sister is getting hitched way far away in jolly old England and though I have been scrimping and saving to try to […]
My husband was in the hospital this week. Nothing terribly serious but enough to be there for a few days and to worry us. Panic. Panic. I hate when he is sick and unfortunately this is not an irregular occurrence for him to be shuttling off to doctor appointments, going to urgent care, going to […]
Politics aside, there is much we can learn about our own finances due to the government shut down. Immediately, government workers are thrown into turmoil and are concerned about whether they will be allowed to come to work, scramble to finish the project they are working on before they get furloughed, and worry about the […]
Hi. My name is Alice and I am in Debt. Have you ever said that out loud? To anyone else or maybe just to yourself? Scary. I hate to admit that I am in debt. I would much rather push it off and say, “oh yes, my husband has some student loans”. Or, “well, I […]
This could not be more spot on for me today. I have spent much of the last weeks occupying important head space with the idea that somehow I can figure out how we can buy a home while we are broke. Nevermind all the financial advice I have soaked up from my parents, Dave Ramsey, […]
I just recently finished reading Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions, and Cash by Liz Perle. This is a great personal finance book because the author discusses my favorite part of personal finance, the personal part. I truly believe that we learn best from each other by being vulnerable and sharing our mistakes as well as our […]