My Adventures in Gardening – Part 2
When we last left off, our intrepid gardener was looking at a big wooden box that she had built with her own two hands. It was glorious. Unfortunately, there was still work to be...
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My Adventures In Gardening – Part 1
Fucking Pinterest. I don’t know how many stories I have that start with the sentence “I was looking on Pinterest and…” It’s never a good sign when I start a story that way. Except...
Buy Now With 1-Click
When I choose to write about a specific topic a few different times, that usually means it’s because that topic is a capital T trap when it comes to mindless spending. Today, that topic...
Black Friday Deep Thoughts
Morning, Bitches! Are you tired? Have you been out shopping since 3am? Are you on your third peppermint mocha and questioning all your life choices as you drive to yet another store in search...
Unsubscribe From Those Coupon Emails
Has this ever happened to you? You check your email inbox, thinking you’ll just catch up on some correspondence, but when you log in you’re bombarded for tons of promotional e-mails yelling at you!...
Impulse Shopping – What’s Your Weakness
Okay, fess up. What is it? What’s your biggest weakness when it comes to impulse purchases? Candy bars by the register? Delicious smelling candles? Workout clothes? Shoes? Tell me! For me… it’s books. I’m...
HGTV is Breaking My Brain
When I first started this blog, one of the things I thought I’d blog about more was lifestyle creep and keeping up with the Joneses. I haven’t really touched too much on those issues,...
Trick Your Brain Into Thinking You Spent Money!
I’d like to buy a new couch. The couch we have currently was purchased when we were living in our 600 ft condo and has been through 5 dogs, two moves, a zillion movie...
The War of Receipts
Photo Credit: Adam Ellis How many of you have had a similar internal struggle like in the above comic? Not so much with visible, miniature, angels and demons, but with trying to find ways...
That “Special Offer” Is A Scam
My husband and I were e-mailing back and forth, as we do throughout the work day, and chatting about how many vacation days we each had left and if we needed to earmark them...
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