Tag: saving money
member name: Jo C.
|
August 03, 2008 08:56 PM EDT --
I haven't been on here much, partly because I've been kept hopping between feeding the birds and watering or tending the garden. I never knew that relatively few plants could seem like a homestead. . . .
more
|
|
May 01, 2008 07:50 PM EDT --
Imagine how much it costs now! Could you do what one guy did and live without a car? The book: How to Live Well Without Owniing a Car by Chris Balish chronicles how one guy did exactly that. Hmm......doing . . .
more
|
|
September 02, 2007 12:51 PM EDT --
You don't need to answer if you don't want but this quiz IS fun:
http://www.gotoquiz.com/how_cheap_are_you_1
Actually, I take pride in being cheap. Ahem! I mean...frugal.
. . .
more
|
|
September 05, 2007 09:06 PM EDT --
In case anyone ever wondered what was involved, I can tell you: Time and lots of attention to details. Whew! I have agreed to go to a dining establishment this week and I am already wondering . . .
more
|
|
June 09, 2008 11:25 PM EDT --
We are gardening in a big way this year and....amazingly...everything is doing well. I've been a bit worried about how much sun to give my tomatoes and I'm discovering that the cherry tomatoes . . .
more
|
|
September 08, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
1. If you have updated your kitchen or plan to, what countertops, sink and cooktop or gas stove did you go with, including brand names?
2. If you got granite, was it worth it? Would you do it again? . . .
more
|
|
June 29, 2008 11:25 AM EDT --
I don't really know what to make of this but recent studies indicate that consumer spending may actually have increased to record high levels in May, probably due to stimulus checks. So enough people . . .
more
|
|
August 16, 2007 03:07 PM EDT --
In the last year, I've had the opportunity to spend time with my aging mother and it has been both a challenge and a joy. We've had all sorts of discussions, since . . .
more
|
|
September 08, 2007 08:09 PM EDT --
Situation: We've had insurance with a specific company for years, nearly 20 years. At no point, were we ever asked for information to change our premiums. On our own, we would periodically pay for . . .
more
|
|
September 20, 2007 02:54 PM EDT --
In light of a recent announcement that a California city is about to open a bookstore staffed and run by Goodwill, I feel some ripples of alarm. . . .
more
|
|
December 09, 2007 08:13 AM EST --
I've purchased gift cards or gift certificates before but I doubt I'll do so again, not after reading a recent report from Consumer Reports at www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/gift-card-pitfalls-12-07/overview/gift-card-pitfalls-ov.htm . . .
more
|
|
September 04, 2007 12:00 AM EDT --
Is it just that one word, Cheap, is considered almost an insult but being frugal is considered okay?
I'd really like to know: what you you consider cheap . . .
more
|
|
March 20, 2008 11:57 AM EDT --
I am not a professional gardener by any means. However, I have had a great deal of luck with shade gardens (will try to get up some photos sometime, still a bit early in the year now) and I always . . .
more
|
|
April 26, 2008 03:06 PM EDT --
Hi -
I'm asking these questions for a reason. We evaluate all our purchases to try and get the most comfortable clothing that also is practical (and, when possible, try to have clothing that is . . .
more
|
|
May 24, 2008 10:39 AM EDT --
While we have always grown our vegetables in the ground, we have some raised containers this year for several reasons:
1. I'm adapting some devices for an elderly gardener, a relative . . .
more
|
|
August 26, 2007 03:04 AM EDT --
We bought our home over 20 years ago. For a time, all was well. Plenty of space, nice front porch, pretty yard, mature trees, etc. But as the weeks and months passed, it became . . .
more
|
|
August 30, 2007 10:02 AM EDT --
After speaking to some of my adult son's friends, many of whom were already in serious debt, I was shocked that they didn't know some basic financial info.In fact, one . . .
more
|
|
September 07, 2007 01:43 AM EDT --
Here is my actual experience as a first time Mystery Shopper. I am really not sure I want to do this again. I'm separating this into Pros and Cons so people get an idea of what is . . .
more
|
|
September 14, 2007 06:50 PM EDT --
First of all, I want to be clear about one thing. I'm as greedy and self-centered and egotistical as the average person which means I'm no Angel. In fact, I can be a real stinker. . . .
more
|
|
October 07, 2007 05:40 PM EDT --
I was talking to a friend the other day, someone who is on a job search and fielding plenty of offers. My friend was about to take a job paying about 65 thousand dollars . . .
more
|
|
|
|
