The Equity Card – Beware of Hot Offers!
"There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy." -- Author Unknown I've written a few posts on the housing ATM. You can read them…
Living Together: LGBT Advice
"Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears." -- Marcus Aelius Aurelius The phone rang yesterday and it was my ex-girlfriend wishing me a Happy Birthday. We've had…
Garbage Dresser Refinishing
The apartment complex that surfgirl and I live in has dumpsters that rival almost any college dumpster. You can find some pretty interesting things. We've been needing a dresser for…
Money Blogger Podcast Interview
Despite loving the overall idea of podcasts and the subscription model potential they bring to the party, I admit to being slow in partaking of the bounty. I've just never…
Money is the Yardstick: A Lesbian Perspective
"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and just not think about your age." -- Lucille Ball I remember hearing Oprah say a long time ago…
Wives with Money: A Lesson From Danny Moder
"No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first." -- Cesare Pavese On Friday, we saw Friends with…
Parts of Frugality
How I became Frugal- I would have to say I am one of the lucky ones, in that I grew up in a house where my Mom made things last…
Hanging Out at the (Virtual) Mall
"If I don't stop shopping, I'll end up a bag lady; a Fendi bag lady, but a bag " -- Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw I believe I'm one…
Creativity and Vehicles
One of the ways that Surfgirl and I save money is by only having one car. This was a conscience decision to reduce expenses. It is also helpful that surfgirl…
Saving Money: The Art of Business Travel
"Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation." -- Elizabeth Drew I travel quite often for my job so I'm always on the prowl for ways…