Money, Love, and Change

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!OK, I’m the first to admit that I haven’t done too much active advertising on this blog.  However, I do think that many things in moderation can be beneficial.
I was reading fellow Entrecarder BloggerNoob’s blog (who can resist that [...]

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One luxury that we continue to splurge on is Direct TV.  Both my husband and I are huge sports fans - unfortunately for us, our favorite teams aren’t local ones.  Every year, we save up and budget for both NFL Sunday ticket and NBA League Pass.
We really like NBA League Pass - there is always [...]

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I was on Slickdeals.net this weekend, and came across this offer.  Basically, through 7/28, if you have never signed up for Amazon Prime before, you can use this link to get $10 off your next Amazon order when you sign up for a free one month trial of Amazon Prime.  Amazon Prime allows for unlimited [...]

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Yuck.  I tried upgrading WordPress earlier this week using the Automatic WordPress Upgrade plugin (which has worked fine in the past) to no avail.  It kept getting stuck on making a backup copy of my database.  I had not done the upgrade before the most recent one, so perhaps that had something to do with [...]

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These days, I know that many people are trying to do everything that they can to save money (myself included).  Clipping coupons from the Sunday paper is one popular method of pinching pennies, but I am beginning to wonder if it is the best for me.
When I go to the grocery store, I usually pick [...]

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Sometimes, I’m the last one to figure things out.  But just in case I’m not…
Frequently, when dropping Entrecards, I will open 10+ blogs at a single time.  In some instances, the blog will load, but not the Entrecard “Drop” zone.  I just noticed that you can right click on the frame for the Entrecard widget, [...]

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is currently asking for signatures on a pledge to help Iraqis who are fleeing from the violence of the war.  The cool thing about this petition is that every signature will result in $1 of additional support given to their cause.
In case you are wondering, here is some general information [...]

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After traveling last weekend, everyone was ready to take it easy.  We wanted to get out and enjoy nature this weekend, and were thinking about taking a short trip (less than 2 hours) to a state park.  However, on Friday evening, we pulled out our atlas, and found a nature center that was only 15 [...]

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If you’re like me, you buy the Sunday paper to clip some coupons and hopefully get a couple of good deals (or at least make up the cost of buying the Sunday paper).  I am always trying to make sure that I got all of the coupon inserts for the Sunday paper; in our area, [...]

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If you are a US citizen, now is as good as time as any to register to vote.  Not letting your voice be heard is a tragedy!
In case you are wondering, HeadCount is an organization dedicated to registering voters at music events throughout the country.  I’ve seen them at Phish shows and Bonnaroo, and they [...]

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