In an effort to be a little bit more realistic about my "discretionary" expenses heres my new budget: My New BudgetPre-Tax Expenses: $10.50 Dental, $45 Health Insurance (due to change in Janu...
Ive been training for a half marathon for a few weeks now. Every time I run a race (this is my 3rd half marathon) I always feel more like a "runner" when I get into the higher mileage part of...
Lately Ive been thinking a lot about what justifies breaking my budget for a big expense? I was at my local Whole Foods buying groceries (another post is in order for that trip - $0.69 for bulk flax ...
Ive recently discovered a sneaky way to turn one microwave meal (ready meal) into two. Ive been dividing my favorite microwave pasta dishes in half, and then mixing in a cup of my favorite vegetable ...
I start my new job tomorrow. The commute is about 30 minutes, so I will be spending a bit more on gas than I used to. To make up for this, Im going to try to bring my lunch almost every day. At...
Today I paid off my final store credit card. I still have four regular credit cards that I am working to pay off, two of which I had closed so that I can no longer purchase from them.Im making a prom...
I know what youre thinking when you see these pics. No, I did not partake in the Missoni mass hysteria yesterday. When I was at Target this morning I happened to see a lonely shoe box stashed i...
Ive been a little bit spotty about posting on a regular basis in this blog. I am in school and I work full time- so free time can be a challege. Today I was thinking about WHY it is so importan...
Im currently in the process of doing a mass organization overhaul around my house. Ive cleaned my closet out and reorganized it. It looks pretty much how it did in this post, minus the cheesy signs. ...
I start a new job in about two weeks. Im really excited. It just goes to show that if you follow your gut and do the right thing, sometimes things will work out.I updated my "Budget" page to ...
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I was so excited about my new job. $35K a year is more than Ive ever made before, since graduating from college a few years ago. I had been having trouble finding a job that paid a livable wage, and ...
Its that time again. Ive accumulated enough ill-purchased shelf stable/frozen food to have another try at Project Stockpile. Heres a sampling of some of the dishes I will be having this week...Breakf...
Part One: No ResultsI wasnt getting anywhere with my credit card payoffs. For months now, it has seemed like Ive been making whopping payments, but the balances just dont seem to be going down. ...
I had hoped for July to be "Aggressive Savings Month" - but instead, my hours were cut at my job and there wasnt a lot of money left over to save.July wasnt all bad though. Here are some of m...
As it stands, I have a significant amount of consumer debt. OUCH!!! I just got a new job and will be giving notice to my other two jobs. (YAY! no more working two jobs while in grad school!). While I...
I have had some splurges lately.....I purchased this song...... <br><br&a mp;gt;<br>&l t;br><br> <br><br&a mp;gt;<b...
One of my goals with this blog is not to buy any new makeup (except for Mascara- for hygiene reasons b/c it needs to be replaced every 2-3 months). So Ive been shopping my stash for several months no...
Its a new month, and Im ready to get my finances back on track. After traveling for two weeks in Northern Africa, I ended up using up much of my savings to pay my bills (due to a clerical error at wo...
So Ive taken a second job. Its only a few hours a week at a clothing store (less than 10 hrs to be specific). With this job I will get a killer discount. However, I plan on restraining myself. Since ...
Shopaholic Detour: My plan to avoid over spending this summer is to go vintage. I will be frequenting my local thrift stores and consignment shops as well as antique stores for vintage jewelry. This ...
After next week (final exams) Im going to have a lot more free time on my hands. I really want to start to get things going with this blog. Hopefully I will get to blog some remixed outfits (Im not b...
Its been a while since Ive blogged about being frugal... things got very busy with school during the month of March.Ive decided to do another Project Stockpile. My overall goal is to go at least two ...
I was sick a few weeks ago, and I realized that I didnt have room in my budget for expenses related to illness. My total cost of being sick was $60.85. This took a pretty big chunk out of my already ...
Dinner- $13Movies- $9--------------------Total: $22Id like to think that I kept my promise to enjoy my weekend in an inexpensive manner. While I didnt completely go spending-free, I do think Iv...
I went 29 days without buying groceries. At first it was fairly easy, because I still had a lot of fresh ingredients to get me through my project.However, as I began week three, things started to get...
Project Stockpile is my plan to go (at least) 30 days without buying any groceries, while using up all of the items I already have on hand in my pantry. Brownies: made from just a few stockpiled ingr...
Its that time again....Heres what I spent this weekend:$5.85 Local Convenience Store: for cold related beverages/cough drops/medicine because I was sick earlier in the week & still sick on Friday...
Blazer- AnthropologieGray Tee- Pink by Victorias SecretPinstripe Pants- TargetGold Watch- TargetEarrings- Handmade (Vintage Buttons)Necklaces- Vintage, H&M, Joyce LeslieRed Plaid Top- Urban Outfi...
On the 15th of every month I like to check my progress to see how Im doing with my monthly goals.February 2011 Goals & Plans:-No Takeout or Starbucks: I have purchased Starbucks twice this ...
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