In case you aren’t familiar with the phrase “Treat Yo’ Self” I’ll explain… In the television show, Parks and Recreation, two characters celebrate one day a year called “Treat Yo’ Self” Day. They basically run around town and spend money on crazy stuff they normally wouldn’t do for themselves. Every time they find something they…
The truth is that in MY life and MY marriage, I am THE SPENDER. I love saving money and getting good deals but I love shopping too! I’ll be the first to admit I’ve done quite a bit of retail therapy sessions in my lifetime. This week I got the pleasure of interviewing Lauren Greutman…
It’s back to school time and I’m sure like many parents your walking the isles of your local mega mart store clutching your kids back to school supplies list trying to make sure you have everything they need for this year without forgetting anything. There’s special pencils, particular calculator models, correctly sized notebook lines and…
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You’re happily wandering down the housewares aisle at your local thrift store when you spot a gorgeous, Crate and Barrel serving platter! Knowing the original retail price, you snatch that baby up. You can’t wait to tell your friends. Now is one of those times that you wished you could figure out Twitter because this…
Have you ever had those seasons where you felt like the storms of life might just break you? When everything that could go wrong was going wrong at the same time. How to you prepare & how to do you survive a financial Crisis? For inspiration on this topic, check out my guest post on…
“Well, we can’t have people over if we don’t have couches.” Just a few short months after we got married we packed up everything we owned in a small Uhaul and moved to Atlanta, GA so my husband could attend GA Tech for grad school. The only furniture on our moving truck was our bed,…
Over the years I’ve learned a thing or two about money from my wise parents. They set a good example for me that has carried over into my adult life. As a college student I began to run into people trying to sell a naive young woman something she totally didn’t need. Now, let me…
So you got a bunch of gift cards for Christmas this year? You may be really excited about using them to pick out exactly what you want. The down side to gift cards is that sometimes they just really aren’t enough to get what you want so you end up adding your own money just…