Happy Thanksgiving, Faithful Readers
Because I know if you're reading this blog today, you're hard-core! Wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving to you all. I made cupcakes to bring to my in-laws and aunt's (we're house-hopping today). I wanted to make cute turkey cupcakes, but couldn't find candy corn for the feathers and beak -- I'll hav

East Coast vs. West Coast (And Everywhere In Between)
After a friendly East Coast/West Coast personal finance blogger ribbing last week among Debt Ninja from Punch Debt in the Face, Kelly from Centsible Life and yours truly from

Made a Donation to Project Hopeful -- And It Feels Good!
The other day, J. Money over at Budgets Are Sexy decided to conduct a "lottery experiment" -- he bought $100 in scratch-off lottery tickets to see what kind of winnin

Tips for Getting the Best Deals on Buying Christmas Gifts
Oh, Christmas shopping -- how I loathe thee. I'm all for the spirit of the holidays, but the sales -- some great, some just discounts off overinflated prices -- make people go out in droves to the store. Me, I personally enjoy doing all of my present-buying online from the comfort of my

Busy Sunday and Monday
This week, my two off days fall on Sunday and Monday. As such, I've lined up an exciting to-do list: 1. Finish raking (and re-raking leaves). The backyard hardly looks touched, even after our rake-a-thon last week. Heaven knows I could use the exercise. 2. Paint m