Honeymoon Savings Goal: March and Final Tally
Since September of 2009, I made a goal to put $2500 into savings to be used for our honeymoon using as little of our own 9-5 paycheck money as possible. I am happy to report, just 22 days away from leaving on our honeymoon, that we have succeeded in doing this. We thought outside of the box, and [...]
Frugal Confessions Friday!!
Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! For those of you new to this series, check out the introduction here. Here is my confession of the week: This week I used something very cheap from my household to solve a problem instead of buying something for the problem: salt. We have very tall weeds growing up from the [...]
Learning from Financial Trainwrecks: Turns out Reality TV Can Teach You Something
There are several channels on television that Paul knows to stay away from if he is aimlessly looking through our guide for something to watch if I happen to be in the room. As the remote control pages through hundreds of channels, my interest peaks at such series as “I Didn’t Know I was Pregnant”, [...]
Update: Frugal Confessions and the Best of Money Carnival!!
Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! Just wanted to let you know that I came in second for the Best of Money Carnival with my article Yoga and Money. Yay! I hope you enjoy it, as well as some of the other articles who won this past week. Related Posts:
2009 Spending: How’d We Do?
One of the services that I love from my credit card company is the annual spending report I receive. I typically use my credit card for all purchases, so this allows me to dissect last year’s spending, categorize it, micro-categorize it, go into my filing cabinet to find the glossy folder entitled “finances” and compare [...]
Updates to Frugal Confessions Website
Hello Everyone! You may have noticed some changes to this website, and I would like to point a few of them out (a bit of spring cleaning, if you will!). I have gotten rid of most of the advertisements. In their place, I have included a slideshow of personal photos (scroll down and look to [...]
Frugal Confessions Friday!!
Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! Happy Friday. For those of you new to this series, check out the introduction here. Here is my confession of the week: Since the weather has turned absolutely beautiful down here over the last two weeks (in Houston), we have turned off our heat/cooling system and opened up the windows instead, [...]
Wedding Shoes Drama: How Much is a Fair Discount for Imperfect Merchandise?
Most of the planning for our wedding occurred ahead of schedule. Our honeymoon is fully booked, I have my gown, our location, caterer, and photographer, our flowers and cake are picked out, and everything seems to be falling into place. But I found myself four days away from flying up to PA where, among other [...]
Yoga and Money: Focus and Strengthen Your Finances as Preparation for When Opportunity Knocks
My first yoga teacher used to tell the class that if you practice your yoga regularly, you will see changes in your life. Regular practice included an array of postures, some of which were to strengthen our core to help us in every pose thereafter, while other poses were to twist our spleens and detox [...]
Frugal Confessions Friday!!!
Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! For those of you new to this series, check out the introduction here. Here is my confession of the week: I have many baby showers coming up, and you probably do as well! Fortunately I have found some ways to find great, quality gifts at unbeatable prices. First of all, I [...]
I have Joined the Yakezie Challenge!
