Is frugality fading?
Throughout the recession, bold sweeping statements were made about the deep and lasting change in the consumer mentality. Countless reporters declared that this recession was going to leave a mark...
View ArticleBusiness, Friendship, and Money Etiquette
I have no problems with making sure that my purely personal friendships jive well when money’s involved; I pay my way and assist friends in need within reason, we’re honest with each other about our...
View ArticleFrugal or just cheap?
How do you know when you’ve crossed the line from being frugal and pennywise to just plain cheap? When you’re shopping, that is. Having just ordered a box of business cards for myself, the logical...
View ArticleStarting classes? Save money!
Aside from tuition and fees, the worst money drain I remember from college was the textbooks. My school was on the quarter system and we had to fork over an astounding amount of money every twelve...
View ArticleChase’s affiliate exposed my personal information, now what?
I just received a letter in the mail stating that my name, address, and account number of a now-defunct account was posted online and accessed by a non-Chase employee before it was taken down. In...
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GCal wishes me a Happy Valentine’s Day….
to ask: Have you paid the DMV? Valentine’s Day happens to coincide with Chinese New Year this year but that’s not my excuse not to celebrate. I’m not a V-day sort of gal, generally. For me, the...
View ArticleBreaking free from Chase Once-Free Checking
For those of you who were once Washington Mutual customers, or long-time Chase customers, you may have been notified of an upcoming change in the terms of your free checking. In order to avoid a new...
View ArticleDoes the government have your property?
Have you moved around much in the past? Is there any chance that you might have left behind some of your unclaimed property in the moving? The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators...
View ArticleWhy You Should Shout It From The Rooftops
Chatting with a friend the other day, I learned that he was on a quest to lose weight and had been for some time. He’d been slowly modifying his lifestyle, diet and exercise, and was making some...
View Article3 new habits: baby steps to better health
Over the past two months, I’ve quietly been making changes to my lifestyle in pursuit of better health. Normally, I’m a State Your Goal Loud and Proud sort of taskmaster, and go for the gusto...
View ArticleCharity: how will you do it?
As soon as I could talk, animals, especially strays, were my thing: finding and cleaning them up. Then trying to figure out what to do with them since my parents were not about to play host to a...
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