Shrimp is not exactly a frugal food. But! Remember: when you're cooking for yourself instead of going to a restaurant, you can splurge a little bit on ingredients and still come out ahead. This is one of my favorite recipes - I kind of just made it up when I was learning to cook ... Read more...
Archives for February 2012
Do All Personal Finance Blogs Have an Expiration Date?
I've been blogging for about three years now, and over that period of time I've read a lot of other personal finance blogs. Some that I started reading in my own blog's first fledgling months have remained on my blogroll ever since; some have not. In most cases, the blogs that I ... Read more...
Thursday: Most and Least
If you didn't catch my Most and Least post last Thursday, this is going to be a new weekly feature on my blog. If you want to try it out on your blog, go right ahead! Just show me some love and link back to my blog somewhere in your post :) Thursday 2/2/2012-Thursday ... Read more...
It’s Time to Stop Judging Judging
Judge (verb): To form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises. In our cultural lexicon, the expression "judging" has taken on an undoubtedly negative connotation. It's considered gauche to judge other peoples' choices in clothing, career, or ... Read more...
A New Grad’s Guide to Personal Finance
I just came across this cool infographic over at Online College Degrees and thought I'd share it:I wish I had been this smart about my money when I was a new college graduate. That "credit cards" category? Yeah, I was pretty busy adding to it :/ Luckily, things have ... Read more...
Jason Wu for Target. Whoa.
This morning I dragged my stuffy, coughing, sneezy self out of bed, threw on some sweats, and headed over to my local Target to try to snag a few pieces of the Jason Wu for Target clothing and accessories line. What an experience. I got there at about 7:30 and there was already a ... Read more...
Getting Sick: A Cost/Benefit Analysis
I have been battling a serious cold all week. It's the whole nine yards: sore throat, cough, stuffy nose, etc. I've noticed that being sick can be both frugal and costly, so I thought I'd do a little cost/benefit analysis of feeling like shit:Cost - doctor's visit co-pay (- ... Read more...
Thursday: Most and Least
I want to start a weekly feature on my blog called Thursday: Most and Least where I review some of the "mosts" and "leasts" of my purchases in the past week. If you'd like to use it on your blog, that would be great! Just link back to mine somewhere in the post :) Most ... Read more...
Taxes are Finished…
…and the news is mixed. I owe $114 federal and will be getting back $163 from the state (yah Virginia!). Factoring in a few TurboTax fees, I basically broke even.I decided to adjust my federal withholding so that I don't have to worry about owing taxes next year. About $100 isn't ... Read more...