Archive for December, 2008

It’s raining 64-bit Vista, Leopards, and Gators

It’s raining 64-bit Vista, Leopards, and Gators

photo credit: craigCloutier What’s a gal to do?  After a long conversation with the husband yesterday, we decided to ditch the idea of a netbook and shell out the extra money for a new desktop.  I had been researching desktops for awhile, and we took the plunge (We got a solid deal, which I’m...
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How did we do on our Christmas budget?

How did we do on our Christmas budget?

photo credit: milele In a previous post, I mentioned that we hoped to spend $250 total on Christmas this year.  We had $95 dollars left and quite a bit to still get.  So in the end, how did things turn out? We actually ended up with $105 to spend, since my mom wanted to...
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Keep on truckin!

Keep on truckin!

photo credit: Stuart Chalmers This is one instance where I am so glad that I was wrong.  Yesterday, I was wondering if our truck had finally reached the end of the road.  It turns out that the rear brakes had iced up (it’s a pickup, which explains why warming up the truck for 45...
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Time to say goodbye to the truck?

Time to say goodbye to the truck?

photo credit: clspeace I woke up this morning to find that the car was gone, but the truck was still parked in the street.  My husband always takes the truck to work, so I knew that this wasn’t a good sign. I called the husband.  He thought that the truck just needed some time...
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No shopping in stores for us this weekend!

No shopping in stores for us this weekend!

photo credit: bettyx1138 I have to admit, it is nice to have all of our Christmas shopping done!  The only thing left that I might look for is alphabet stickers (when I asked the kid what he was going to ask for from Santa, this was his response.  Who knew?) We did pick up...
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Get a free digital magazine subscription from The Read Green Initiative

Get a free digital magazine subscription from The Read Green Initiative

photo credit: inoc Wow – it’s environmentally friendly, and it’s free!  Treat yourself to a one year digital magazine subscription from The Read Green Initiative. All you need to do is pick your magazine and enter your e-mail address. Then, sign up for an account with Zinio, which provides sales and distribution of digital...
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Using Mint.com to cut through the financial static

Using Mint.com to cut through the financial static

photo credit: ArtemFinland As the year comes to a close, it is always nice to take a look at the finances.  Although I love tracking our finances using Microsoft Money, the level of detail doesn’t always provide a clear look at the underlying picture. For example, our net worth is approximately the same as...
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Spending quality holiday time with family – fun and frugal ideas

Spending quality holiday time with family – fun and frugal ideas

photo credit: naviniea Christmas is going to be so much fun this year. Our little one is almost 3 years old, and he’s going nuts with all the Christmas lights around town. He’s been asking about a “Kees-mas tee” all week long, and today is the big day! Since all of our Christmas shopping...
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Disputing credit card charges

Disputing credit card charges

photo credit: Fosforix There have been a couple of times where I have disputed credit card charges in the past, but they were relatively straightforward.  Once, I was charged twice for the same item, and could not contact the company via customer service.  I contacted the credit card company, and it was taken care...
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Bloggers Unite for World AIDS Day

Bloggers Unite for World AIDS Day

Hello! I am back from vacation, which was wonderful. I have many new blog posts planned, but I wanted to talk a little more about AIDS awareness today. HIV and AIDS is a topic that is very familiar to me, as it was the topic of my doctoral thesis. I thought that I would...
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