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Sometimes it Pays to Go Slowly
Today I'm trying an experiment: I'm trying to reduce the speed of all of my movements. It sounds strange, but it's actually loosely based off of a meditative kinetic exercise…
Work from Home Strategies
Working from home can sound like the holy grail to many folks, especially if you work in a cubicle somewhere. Yet whether you get the opportunity to work from home…
Many Uses: Leftover Carpet Remnants
I see a lot of carpet remnants here in my complex - I always want to grab a few leftovers and use them, so here are a few ideas. 1.…
Insufficient Funds: How to get those fees refunded
Last month, the wife and I tried a new money-system which included more sharing than before and much less in our own bank accounts. As a result, I misjudged what…
Exercise Hack: Deck of Cards
Lana has talked about incorporating the cost of a gym membership into your budget in her series on building wealth consciousness, but what if you want to stay fit and…
The Payoff of a Poor Girl Party
A few years ago while in the throes of poverty that often come with graduate school, employment at Starbucks and a quarterlife crisis, I cooked up an idea to expand…
The Essential Checklist Before Accepting a House Guest
We learn by our mistakes. There's one mistake I'll never make again, and it's accepting the house guest from Hell. It's surprising how many of us have these stories. Recently…
How to save money on tickets: Max Deale dishes out advice in Sold Out… So What!
'œWhat Women Want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be respected, to be needed, to be trusted, and sometimes, just to be held. What Men…
WAHMs, WAHDs, and the Costs and Benefits of Working at Home with Kids: Making the Most of Your Work Time
My name is Jennifer, and I'm a WAHM. No, that's not some new addition to the ever-expanding LGBTQ alphabet soup of queer identities; it stands for work-at-home mom or dad.…
Flirting without Flirting: Buy Drinks for Everyone
I've always found bars socially frustrating. Unlike clubs where you can go dance, there's not much to do at a bar if you don't know people and are of a…