Money, Love, and Change

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In addition to getting an e-mail today letting me know that my credit limit increased on one of my credit cards (I thought things like this weren’t supposed to happen anymore?), we got a check from our mortgage company [...]

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My husband has been a casual woodburner crafter ever since we met.  He’s not a master artisan, but he has made some really great plaques and gifts for friends and family over the years.
I’ve mentioned in a previous post how craft stores can be great resources for gifts.  I was in our local craft store [...]

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We’re definitely taking it easy on the holiday gifts this year.  Our goal is to celebrate Christmas for a total of $250 out-of-pocket (tree, dinner, postage for gifts, everything) - we did buy some train stuff for the kid earlier this year, but we’re not going to count that.
I’ve been scoping out holiday deals, and [...]

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I am a big Shutterfly fan, and just found an offer for new customers.  Through Target Photo, new users can click here to sign up and receive a $10 credit, free shipping, and 50 free 4 x 6 prints that must be redeemed by November 12th.  They are also running a promotion on greeting cards/holiday [...]

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Everything seems to be in the crapper.  With election politics heating up (and not necessarily in a good way), an economic bailout that I am pretty sure no one has a real clue about, and the American dream becoming less achievable for many, things seem to be “not so great”.
Or is it?  I think that [...]

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With the holidays approaching, I’ve been on the prowl for some good deals.  Although I try to make most of my purchases with gift cards, I do like using ShopDiscover (when you make the purchase with your Discover Card, you get cash back), UPromise, and Ebates.  The basic idea with all of these sites is [...]

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We all know about some of the ways to save on our energy costs - having good windows, sealing up leaks, insulation, etc.  But once that is all said and done, how can we save money on our actual bill?
Until now, we haven’t worried too much about our natural gas bill.  We do what we [...]

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If you’re looking for a free tool to help you at your first attempt at making a budget, I would recommend taking some time to check out The Money Case.  After taking a couple of minutes to put your initial information in, you are given a breakdown of your budget by percentages.  After taking the [...]

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I am really happy - I just got myself some “free” babysitting!  I have a neighbor who is studying for a math exam she needs to pass for teaching, and I offered to tutor her.  She’s got the concepts down, but just needs some help with test-taking strategies and finding some ways to solve the [...]

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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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