Dealing with Contradicting Objectives

Last week I had an appointment with my doctor. I was no longer feeling sick, but have had this dry cough for a month and a half now. He took an x-ray and determined that my chest is completely clear (great news!). His theory on the cough is that I have a lot of inflammation [...]

How to Save Energy and Money with a Green Mortgage

More than one fifth of all greenhouse gases emitted in the United States are derived from residential dwellings. This fact alone is enough to make most homeowners interested in finding out how they can become a part of the energy efficiency movement. However, reducing the amount of electricity and gas that you use has another, [...]

Savings Calculator Tool for Your Website

This is a sponsored guest post. If you’re looking for a handy savings calculator to put on your website, check out the nifty widget below. It’s incredibly easy to use and can be added to your website for free – making it a cost-effective tool. Users can discover how long it will take them to [...]

Reputation Services to Combat Search Changes

This is brought to you by an Online Reputation Management company. Online reputation management (ORM) has become an essential business strategy. The scary fact is that the online universe enables people to decide on you based not on your character, but on your reputation. The primary goal of any online reputation service is to ensure [...]

Aggregator Websites Can be Invaluable When Shopping Around

This is a sponsored post written by me. I am in the market right now for a new electric company. Our current provider has introduced a base rate of $9.95 for months when we use under 300 kilowatts, and for the last four months we have used less than 300 kilowatts. Fortunately we can hop [...]

Stores have Evolved beyond a Space to Sell: 5 Things to do at Stores Besides Spend Money

Author’s Disclaimer: I am not as anti-consumerism as this title suggests… One of the perks of blogging comes when you start to grab the attention of stores, manufacturers, and the media. Suddenly, your lonely blogging inbox fills up with product giveaway offers and press releases. I receive far more press releases than product giveaways (I [...]

Frugal Uses for Used Candle and Food Jars

Our garage shelves have slowly been filling up with empty food jars from Paul’s pickle addiction, spaghetti sauces, and my own indulgence: roasted sweet peppers.  Many of the jars are filled with random nuts, screws, and bolts but the others are just sitting there, full of potential. Adding to this empty jar collection are several [...]

Pawnshops in the History of Short Term Loans

This is a sponsored post written by me. A few streets over from where I live there is a payday lender. Every morning I drive past it in the early twilight hours, the Las Vegas-type fluorescent lights reflecting promises of convenience, expediency, and ‘no credit checks’ onto my windshield. Some mornings there are even a [...]

My Mortgage Needs Insurance

I just got married. My husband and I have been living in a rented one-bedroom house into which we’ve managed to squeeze the accoutrements of both of our respected lives. He: his hockey gear, his amps and guitars and every t-shirt he’s ever owned. Me: books that I have lugged across the world, a photography [...]

Saving and Making Money with Renewable Energy

This guest post is brought to you by Good Energy. Who looks forward to receiving their latest energy bill through the post? I doubt you can think of anyone. Maybe the odd eccentric character who rigorously monitors their energy outgoings, but apart from that, it’s probably one of those letters you dread opening. With the [...]

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