March 2010

Purchases!

March 14, 2010

Thanks to FrugalScholar‘s mention in a comment, several moons ago, of the online store Footprints, I found a source of shoes from the original maker of Dansko shoes, which back in the day were the original, authentic pain-frees. Dansko used to make the classic nurse’s clog—truly an ugly clunker and laughingstock of the modish set, [...]

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Giveaway!

March 14, 2010

I see that Fabulously Broke is running a giveaway contest: prizes are $25 gift cards to Best Buy or Kohl’s. Check it out. BTW, if’ you’re not already subscribing to Fabulously Broke, take time to explore the site, one of three FB operates. IMHO, it has one of the best “about” pages in blogdom.

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School’s Out! (briefly…)

March 13, 2010

Yay! It’s spring break! One of the little blandishments of teaching that I’d forgotten about, it having disappeared in a fog of 9-to-5 overwork quite some time ago. Remembering it, however, after Departmental Chair kindly gave me three sections to plan for this semester, I set things up so that no student papers would sit [...]

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March Madness: THIS WEEKEND!

March 12, 2010

Be sure to drop by Free Money Finance to vote in Round 2 of March Madness! FMF says he intends to declare a winner on Monday, so if you’re going to vote, do it soon. Funny is up against a line-up of very strong candidates and needs your help!

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Moments of (Belated) Fame

March 12, 2010

I’ve been horribly remiss in failing to thank the hosts of the two carnivals where Funny appeared most recently! Got no excuse: just lazy, I’m afraid. SimplyForties hosted a spectacular Carnival of Money Stories featuring wonderful photos and quotes from some of the women I most admire. This edition is pretty rich pickings, with many [...]

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March Madness, Round 2!

March 12, 2010

FMF reports that Funny’s post is up in Round 2 of the March Madness contest. Just came from there and…yipe! There are some REALLY  good posts! Please go on over to the site and vote for your favorites. FMF asks that we vote only once in each round (duh!) for our choices. So if you [...]

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