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May 2012 (17)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 24: Big Job… (3)
- 22: Money Unhappens, Money Rehappens (4)
- 22: Festival of Frugality 337: Seeking Something Fresh Edition (10)
- 20: How to Fight the Stay-at-Home Parent Penalties (14)
- 18: FoF: Last-minute Carnival Hosting! (0)
- 17: Life, Interrupted (2)
- 16: Locks & Doors, Doors & Locks (4)
- 15: DIY Paint Chips: How to Decide on a Color (6)
- 14: Shoring Up the Barricades (1)
- 13: Funniest Customer Disservice Eff-You Remark EVER! (0)
- 11: Professional Indemnity Insurance for Self-Employed People (0)
- 09: Why Am I Here? (11)
- 07: Proud to Be Laid Off… A job to feel well rid of (1)
- 05: Live-Blogging from the Crime Scene (25)
- 04: One Down, a Million More to Go… (5)
- 02: Another best-laid plan defunct (0)
- 01: Speaking of Time Sucks… (4)
April 2012 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Day at the Botanical Garden (1)
- 29: Time Management Revisited (5)
- 27: Home Prices…Up 20 Percent?????? (3)
- 25: Here Comes Another Big Expense (3)
- 24: Burnout: When Something’s Gotta Go… (9)
- 23: What a Lender Is Thinking… (2)
- 21: 2012 Baptized! (1)
- 21: Real Estate Rebounding? (0)
- 19: MacThump: Naked Emperor Trips & Falls (0)
- 17: Getting an Insurance Checkup (2)
- 15: Cruising the Web for Fun and…Profit? (1)
- 13: Feeling Short on Things to Be Thankful For? (6)
- 13: On the Fly Friday (0)
- 12: $mall miracle shaping up (3)
- 11: This, That, and the Other (2)
- 09: A$k Lady Karma, and ye shall re¢eive (7)
- 09: Money Worries: I’ve gotta stay away from the computer (19)
- 06: Of Music, Puppies, Popcorn, and Whiskey (2)
- 05: Entrepreneurs: Crystal Stemberger’s Blogging Empire (8)
- 04: Pasta-free Eggplant Lasagne (2)
- 03: Moment of Fame (0)
- 02: The Coyote’s at the Door (9)
March 2012 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: The Walk on the Wild Side Continues (2)
- 29: Motorcycle Granma Rides Again! (3)
- 28: Springtime, the Very Pretty Burglar Time… (2)
- 27: Plodding toward a New Career (3)
- 26: Am I Going Slower? Or Is There Just Too Much to Do? (9)
- 23: Is That Light a Will o’ the Wisp? Or a Train at the End of the Tunnel? (13)
- 21: Can’t Win for Losin’ (2)
- 20: Read It! (1)
- 20: A Peek through the Escape Hatch…and other minor details (4)
- 20: Recipe: Puffed or “Dutch” Pancake (0)
- 19: Entertaining for Fun and Profit (5)
- 17: How to Enrage a Dog…and other springtime chat (0)
- 16: Disable Lion’s ANNOYING Automatic Spelling Correction (0)
- 13: Springtime, and the Morons Are Swarming (6)
- 13: Moments of Fame (2)
- 12: Budget: Busted, Disgusted, and Can’t Be Trusted (10)
- 09: Update on the Nest (2)
- 08: Interviewed and Fried (5)
- 07: Getting Back on Track (10)
- 06: MacZapped and MacFixed (2)
- 05: NESTing the Thermostat (2)
- 03: Net Worth in the Time of Cholera… (7)
- 02: Thrifty Interview Outfit (3)
February 2012 (24)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Budgeting Time for a Better Life (5)
- 27: Money Update: Lookin’…not so bad (6)
- 26: w00t! The Lion Roars! (2)
- 25: Apple iCloud: iFog? (2)
- 24: MacTimeWasting (1)
- 23: Charley’s New Sport: Counter-surfing! (2)
- 22: How to Make Dog Food (9)
- 20: w00t! MacJoy! (6)
- 20: Market on the Move: Ultrafrugal produce (7)
- 17: Jury Duty Postponed… (3)
- 16: Shiny New Business! (7)
- 15: Doctored and Drugged and Summoned (11)
- 14: Decluttering: Books (4)
- 14: The Virtues of Saving Paper… (9)
- 13: Business Starts a-Poppin’ (3)
- 11: Adjunctorium Returns! (4)
- 11: Enrich and Extend Your Moisturizing Lotion with…What Else? Olive Oil! (6)
- 11: It’s Raining Money! (9)
- 10: Jobs: Out of the Frying Pan (2)
- 08: Is This EVER Gonna Go Away? (9)
- 06: Tax Time y-Cumin’ In (4)
- 04: High Noon: Concealed Weapons on the College Campus (9)
- 03: Susan G. Komen vs. Planned Parenthood (23)
- 01: Saved from Another $250 Bill (4)
January 2012 (31)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Codeine Cough Medicine…where’s our common sense gone? (24)
- 30: Tax Time Sneaking Up: Are You Organized? (4)
- 28: Swimming Pool Delittering Joy (3)
- 28: Charley and the Ferocious Corgi (7)
- 27: Is the AAA Worth Its Cost? (10)
- 26: Google Privacy Follow-up (0)
- 26: Out of My Face, Google! (3)
- 25: Check Out My New Blog! (3)
- 25: The Beside-the-Dumpster Exchange (5)
- 24: What’s Your Choice: More Years or Better Life? (8)
- 23: RVs and Credit-Card Checks, Oh My! (3)
- 21: Back in Hock Again (5)
- 20: Sick Again…or Still? (4)
- 18: Oppose SOPA and PIPA (4)
- 18: Veggie Cook-a-thon! (2)
- 17: Real Estate: Lookin’ Up…WAY Up (8)
- 16: Opportunity Cost/Hassle Cost (3)
- 16: w00t! Guest Post at Planting Money Seeds (3)
- 14: O Lucky Man! Gene Hackman Survives Biking (6)
- 13: I Don’t Wanna Know… (3)
- 12: Yipe! Stop the World… (1)
- 10: Versatilablogger (4)
- 09: The $600 Trade-Off (9)
- 08: How to Make Real Cornbread…and Stuff (5)
- 07: Want to Run a Home Business? Here are 4 Personality Traits that can Help You Succeed (1)
- 06: Yoga: Not All Karmic Sweetness and Light? (3)
- 05: A Night on the Town (3)
- 04: Moment of Fame (0)
- 03: Festival of Frugality: The New Year 2012 Edition (7)
- 02: 2102 New Year’s Retrospective & Prospective (0)
- 01: Happy New Year! (2)
December 2011 (25)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Breakin’ Even! (8)
- 29: Seven Must-Have Web Tools (0)
- 28: Accursed Computers, Bizarre Lesson Plans (0)
- 28: Festival of Frugality Comin’ Our Way (0)
- 26: Higher Education in America: A Modest Proposal (7)
- 24: Beautiful on a Budget—Naturally (3)
- 23: Strange Little Money Habits (11)
- 21: Where Have All the Shopppers Gone…? (9)
- 20: How Do You Spell “Puppy”? c-h-a-o-s (11)
- 19: When DO i get my life back? (4)
- 18: Hot Buttered Rum for a Cold Wintry Day (4)
- 17: Health Insurance Eye-Popper (24)
- 16: Exeunt the Devil-Pod Tree, Pursued by a Chain-Saw (5)
- 14: Rain Puppy (5)
- 14: Stress-Free Finances: Close Out Revolving Debt (2)
- 13: Do You Really NEED It?… (8)
- 12: Personal Finance, Academics, and the Perpetual Recession (11)
- 10: Life Lessons from the Mountain (6)
- 09: Eau de Bourbono Mouthwash (4)
- 07: w00t! Wednesdays from Hell Are OVER!!! (1)
- 07: Bye-bye, Mr. Postman (10)
- 06: Glorious Sprouts! (6)
- 04: The Frost Is on the Palm Tree (3)
- 03: End in sight…but apparently not the end of teaching (1)
- 01: I Love My Students, but…. (8)
November 2011 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Stress-free Finances: Bank at a Credit Union (10)
- 28: Keepin’ the Books, Keepin’ the House (8)
- 25: Moments of Light (5)
- 24: Happy Thanksgiving! (3)
- 24: Black Friday: Turn Off Your Phone at the Mall (3)
- 23: Another Day, Another Job Hunt (3)
- 21: Moment of Fame (5)
- 20: The REAL Handyman’s Secret Weapon (4)
- 19: Bounty! (4)
- 18: Stress-free Finances: What Do You Want? (9)
- 16: The Problem with Working in the Cloud… (6)
- 14: Today’s Holding Pattern (2)
- 12: Would you test this for me, please (21)
- 12: Moment of Actual Fun (2)
- 10: D from H, Redux (4)
- 08: Insurance Frolics (3)
- 08: Dogs: Letting Nature Take Its Course (4)
- 06: Makin’ Olives, Greek-Style (2)
- 05: Quickie Weddings…Revanche ♥ PiC (2)
- 03: Business Planning (9)
- 02: Love Drop! (0)
- 02: Wednesday from Hell, November 2 (6)
- 01: Eventually, This Too Shall Pass (8)
October 2011 (26)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Urban Hallowe’en Tales: The Burglar Who Is Still Running (5)
- 30: Fainting Dead Away in the Grocery Store (2)
- 29: Grumpy Old Lady’s Jaundiced View of Fools (4)
- 28: w00t! Am I gonna get a RAISE? (0)
- 27: Stress-Free Finances: Cultivate Minimalism (5)
- 26: Urban Hallowe’en Tales: The Night of the Screaming (4)
- 25: Lives of the Self-Employed (4)
- 23: Is It Time to Go? (15)
- 20: The Frugal Joy of Big Batches and a Freezer (2)
- 19: Yay! Not strep, after all (4)
- 19: Stress-Free Finances: Deposit and Pay Electronically (2)
- 18: Business Is Lookin’ Up! (4)
- 18: Stress-Free Finances: The Budget (0)
- 17: How to Control Financial Stress (0)
- 17: Moments of Fame (2)
- 15: Excellent Paypal Tool! (7)
- 13: Cloud Computing, Marketing Strategies, Hopeless Jobs, and Mad as a Cat (3)
- 12: The Joy of Listing (4)
- 11: Festival of Frugality (6)
- 09: Is This Ever Gonna STOP? (2)
- 07: Second-Hand Rose: A Thrift Shop Score (5)
- 06: New Love Drop! (0)
- 04: Condo Gardening (0)
- 03: Fall has sprung! Time to garden (5)
- 02: FoF is NEXT next week (1)
- 01: Festival of Frugality comin’ our way! (0)
September 2011 (20)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Close Call on the Homicidal Streets (3)
- 28: What’s in People’s Heads? (8)
- 27: Moments of Fame (3)
- 24: Real Estate: That light at the end of the tunnel may not be a train (6)
- 23: Ancient Roman Wine (10)
- 21: Round-up: Fresh weather edition (5)
- 21: Funny Gets a Makeover (6)
- 19: Real Estate, the Neighborhood, and the Ideal Dwelling (5)
- 17: Can’t get through the work… (4)
- 15: What if we didn’t have to pay school taxes? (3)
- 13: Grass may be greener, but is it cheaper? (8)
- 12: You Don’t Always Know When You’re Lucky (8)
- 09: Entrepreneurship: How much time should I spend on…? (7)
- 08: Benefits of Joining a Business Group (4)
- 06: Pound-wise, Penny-foolish? (12)
- 05: Cherry-picking the Looniness (29)
- 04: Weekend Recouping and Recombobulating (4)
- 02: Worrying (15)
- 01: If you didn’t already think Arizona is the home of Loony Toons… (5)
- 01: How’s about we do some actual teaching in the schools? (5)
August 2011 (25)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Real Estate: Is everyone down the Rabbit Hole? (3)
- 29: End-Times Bargains! (End of season, that is) (2)
- 27: “Now Matters”: Balancing frugality with life (1)
- 26: Aborted Day…and night (5)
- 25: Urk! (0)
- 23: Debt Consolidation: Proceed with Caution (2)
- 21: Various household and other hints (5)
- 20: Two-day break…sorta (6)
- 18: Weird Wind-up to a Peckish Day (4)
- 17: Paradise Bakery Saves Me Some Dough (17)
- 15: Haven’t forgotten you… (6)
- 13: MORE Money Happens! (5)
- 12: Whoa! Money happens!! (0)
- 12: Summer Budget Overruns: When that sneaking feeling is right… (3)
- 11: w00t! Over the Blackboard Wall and Free at Last with WordPress! (5)
- 10: Life before Lemon Laws (4)
- 09: The Markets of 2011: 2008 déjà vu? (11)
- 08: Songs of the Times (1)
- 08: Best of Money Carnival (2)
- 06: Saturday Night Wipe-out (5)
- 06: Signs of the Times… (1)
- 04: Jack Daniels and the Swizzle Stick (15)
- 03: w00t! Best of Money Carnival Comin’ Our Way! (0)
- 02: Debt Management: Keeping on Top of Your Personal Finances (0)
- 01: Soggy, cranky day (4)
July 2011 (27)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Busy Weekend (4)
- 29: Dog Days of Summer (11)
- 27: Still Pouring Out There… (3)
- 26: Making $7,390 stretch for a year…and living decently (4)
- 25: The Weirdness That Is Adsense (2)
- 23: Pupple! (7)
- 22: Back online…sort of (10)
- 21: Laws of Physics: The Mutability of Time (3)
- 19: These People Would Lead America? (18)
- 18: Another Shafting for Adjuncts, Comin’ Our Way (2)
- 17: Planning for Emergency Expenditures (13)
- 16: Is She Gone? (2)
- 15: My Daddy’s Diet (8)
- 13: Dog Attack: Trounced Pooch (15)
- 12: We Won’t Be Getting That Job…or Much of Anything (13)
- 12: w00t! w00t! and w00-h00-h00t!!! (6)
- 10: The Bottomless Job Application (7)
- 09: Chase Bank Credit Card Frolic (3)
- 07: The Wages of Weak Education (0)
- 06: Clean-up Day (6)
- 06: More freakish weather (5)
- 05: First Day of Class (3)
- 05: Hot Cat at the Firehouse (7)
- 04: Independence Day Totally Money Blog Carnival! (7)
- 02: 118° in the Shade… Or, Why I Want to Move to YARNELL! (2)
- 01: What’s this thing? (5)
- 01: Car: Budget (and wheels) rescued (3)
June 2011 (26)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Off-Label! How to REALLY clean glass shower doors (17)
- 29: Round-up, and Carnival Headed This Way (5)
- 27: Ask the Hive Mind: Can standing up to blog help you lose weight? (4)
- 26: Soggy Doggy! (3)
- 25: The Standing Blogger…or, Computer as Idiot Box (6)
- 24: With vacations like this, who needs work? (4)
- 22: The Sanity Discount: Ethics for Small Businesses and Bloggers (3)
- 21: Gunfire? Reconsidering the suburbs… (5)
- 20: iPad: Probably Not Now… (1)
- 18: Ant Wars: The Battle of Kenmore (2)
- 18: Real Estate, 2011 (3)
- 16: Bird Rescue (6)
- 15: Tardy Roundup: Dishwash detergent edition (8)
- 14: Gorgeous Summer Schedule (2)
- 13: Credit Report Check (1)
- 11: Car: To Buy or Not to Buy… (15)
- 10: The Empty Garage (2)
- 09: Why EVERYONE Needs to Learn How to Manage Money… (8)
- 08: Off the Grid! (6)
- 07: How to Cook (3)
- 06: How to Make a Composter (7)
- 05: Swimming pool w00t! (1)
- 05: Close Encounters of the Wee-Hours Kind (5)
- 03: Wafting on the Wind… (2)
- 01: God Loves Daughters-in-Law… (4)
- 01: Retirement: Not for the faint of heart (7)
May 2011 (25)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Grab It and Run! (13)
- 30: Cookie Jar$ (4)
- 28: The Value of a Dollar (6)
- 27: Lady Cruella, Ph.D. (20)
- 26: Summer Boozie Pops (2)
- 25: Moments of Fame (3)
- 24: And the Winner Is… (3)
- 23: They’re FOUND! (6)
- 23: Today’s the LAST DAY! (0)
- 23: Delaying the Big Shopping Junket: It Worked! (0)
- 21: Killing Harry: A True Story (3)
- 20: Why I Grind My Teeth… (8)
- 19: Shingles Shot: Pricey! But Worth It… (7)
- 18: How to Deal with a Workplace Bully (5)
- 16: Funny’s First Giveaway! The ULTIMATE FaM Product! (7)
- 14: Holding Pattern… (2)
- 13: What Price Gasoline? (9)
- 12: Medicare Bills: OMG! (7)
- 11: Blackboard: Always Leave ’Em Tearing Their Hair… (0)
- 10: Small Frugalities, Small Chintzinesses? (13)
- 08: Roundup: Summer’s Here Edition (2)
- 06: Love Drop Update (2)
- 04: Financial Terrors: What’s your worst fear? (20)
- 03: Dentist: Pays to get that second opinion (2)
- 02: Blogging: Something’s gotta give (8)
April 2011 (27)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Here and There around the Web (5)
- 29: Sticker Shock at the Grocery Store! (9)
- 28: Noodling Around: 5 reasons why I prefer a (Mac)/(PC) (3)
- 27: The Economy: How Pessimistic Are We? (4)
- 26: Hold the Phone, Here… (4)
- 25: Liveblogging the Budget (11)
- 22: Good (and Not-So-Good) Friday (3)
- 21: Prius Batteries: Yikes! (13)
- 20: Puppy Love: How to tell if it’s the real thing (4)
- 19: Moments of Fame (5)
- 18: Sumer is y-cumin’ in… (1)
- 16: Intersections (1)
- 15: Pots, Pans, and BKF to the Rescue (4)
- 14: The Joy of Ethnic Markets (4)
- 13: Are You Cutting Gas Use? CAN You? (7)
- 13: Funny Wins a Prize! (3)
- 12: Taking Care of Your Health Pays (3)
- 11: Long Days, Long Nights (5)
- 09: A “Gift” from Sears (3)
- 08: A Concatenation of Fools (0)
- 07: Found Treasure: Fancy frying pans and how to care for them (7)
- 06: Still Sick and Got Too Much Work! (0)
- 04: Macy’s to Funny: Life Is Good (5)
- 04: Carnival of Personal Finance (18)
- 03: Zapped by Macy’s! (5)
- 02: Another Carnival Headed This Way (2)
- 01: Money Happens; So Do Fiascos (4)
March 2011 (33)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Moments of Fame (4)
- 29: Keep? Or Take It Back? (10)
- 28: Carnival of Money Stories (11)
- 28: Can You Support Your Parents? (5)
- 27: Asparagus cheese torte! (1)
- 26: Who, Me? Rich? What does it mean to be rich, anyway? (6)
- 25: Moments of Fame (2)
- 24: Another Day, Another Dollar…Another Few Dollars Lighter (1)
- 24: Carnival of Money Stories, Comin’ Our Way (0)
- 23: There’s gotta be something good out there… (0)
- 22: Using Net Worth as a Personal Finance Benchmark (1)
- 22: More to Come… (4)
- 20: New Financial Goal (7)
- 19: Saturday Meanderings (4)
- 18: Alley Treasures (5)
- 18: News of the Day (2)
- 17: Busted, Disgusted, and Cain’t Be Trusted (3)
- 16: Like a chicken with its head cut off… (0)
- 15: Two Serendipitous Money Developments (7)
- 14: Japan: How to Help (1)
- 13: I Wanna Go Swimming! (3)
- 12: Flying Dog Saturday (4)
- 11: I Hate Blackboard (8)
- 10: Hemorrhaging Money! (6)
- 09: Real Estate: Catastrophic (8)
- 09: Ash Wednesday: Forty thankful posts for Lent (0)
- 09: Moments of Fame (2)
- 07: Workman Waltz: Save the Last Dance for Me… (6)
- 05: Best Piece Jon Stewart’s Done to Date (7)
- 05: I Ain’t Workin’ Saturday! (6)
- 04: Security Doors…Probably Not (6)
- 02: Moments of Fame (4)
- 01: AMEX Windfall…Disappointing and Not Disappointing (9)
February 2011 (27)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: How to Make Sustainable, Ecofriendly Household Cleansers (11)
- 27: Live-Blogging from Elm Street… (14)
- 26: Another Rainy Day Roundup (6)
- 25: Annual Windfall Arrives (4)
- 24: Thinking about Sustainability (10)
- 23: Gasoline Costs Putting a Crimp on Life (7)
- 22: Of Dentists, Trees, and Retirement Pay (6)
- 21: “Healthy” Junk Food: We spend MONEY on this? (7)
- 19: Love Drop and the Weekend Roundup (6)
- 18: KISSing the Bookkeeping (5)
- 17: Crockpot Chicken Stock, Avgolemono Soup, Braised Sauerkraut (2)
- 16: Time to Buy a Big-Ticket Item? (17)
- 15: Storage in the Cloud (1)
- 15: Moments of Fame (2)
- 14: Another week, comin’ our way… (3)
- 12: Another Day in Paradise… (2)
- 10: Long-Term Care Insurance: Why You Need It (8)
- 09: How to Talk to Your Hair Stylist (15)
- 09: Moments of Fame (2)
- 08: Where Education Goes, There Goes America (12)
- 07: Excel vs. Quicken (7)
- 06: Stir-fry That Broccoli (2)
- 05: Solitude Is Precious (7)
- 04: The High Cost of AARP Delta Dental (32)
- 03: Ad Lib Whole-grain Oat Bread (0)
- 02: Winter Doldrums: Workman Waltz, Round 2; Taxman Cometh (0)
- 01: Bureaucrats and the Workman Waltz (0)
January 2011 (31)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Moments of Fame (1)
- 31: Coupons for Sale or Rent… (7)
- 30: Busy Weekend Roundup (4)
- 29: Egypt (0)
- 29: Life in Academe, 2011 (1)
- 27: The Incredible Lightness of Our Economy… (2)
- 26: Moments of Fame (3)
- 25: Mortgage Mod (8)
- 24: Financial Planners: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (6)
- 22: What I Learned During the Year of Penury (20)
- 21: Cranky Old Bat vs. Newfangled Junk (17)
- 19: How to Procrastinate, Dawdle, and Waste Time While Reading Student Papers (4)
- 18: Budgeting for a Windfall (18)
- 17: Darn It! How to repair a hole in your sock (1)
- 17: Moment of Fame (0)
- 16: Sunday Afternoon This and That (4)
- 14: Smoggy Talk! Smoggy Talk! (6)
- 13: Canned Dog Food: Anyone Tried This? (10)
- 13: Dateline Arizona: Various News of the Day (0)
- 12: More Days of Our Lives (2)
- 11: Ten Ways to Deal with Bag Lady Syndrome (3)
- 11: Moments of Fame (2)
- 08: Sarah Gets Her Bull’s-Eye (25)
- 07: Love Drop Gets Even Better (1)
- 06: Whence Bag Lady Syndrome? (13)
- 05: Moments of Fame (0)
- 04: Three reasons to keep the land line (15)
- 04: Ooops! (8)
- 03: 2011′s First Carnival of Money Stories (12)
- 02: Cutting for Stone: A Good Read (1)
- 01: THE New Year’s Resolution: Manage Time for Better Health (12)
December 2010 (33)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Blogiversary (4)
- 31: Hoppin’ John and Cornbread: The Good Luck New Year’s Dish (4)
- 29: MozRank…Is This the New PageRank? (6)
- 29: Live-Blogging from Storm Central (1)
- 28: Carnival of Money Stories, Comin’ Our Way! (0)
- 28: In the Depths of the Dillard’s Outlet (5)
- 27: Twitter followers! (0)
- 27: Tax Break Comin’ Your Way! What Will You Do with It? (2)
- 26: Getting Rid of Junk Mail: DMA and other choices (2)
- 24: Merry Christmas! Have Some Fun! (1)
- 23: God’s Free Carwash (6)
- 22: Christmas Bread Pudding (2)
- 21: The Organizeder I Try to Get, the More Disorganized I Am (3)
- 20: Here and There around the Blogosphere (8)
- 19: The Squeaky Wheel Gets the (Hamburger) Grease (3)
- 18: What Will Your House Be Worth in 15 Years? (14)
- 17: Job Opportunity: To work or not to work? (6)
- 17: A Holiday Feast that’s Easy and Good and NOT Turkey (8)
- 16: All I want for Christmas is… (6)
- 15: Roses! She’s at it again (1)
- 13: Was your data caught up in the Gawker hack? (1)
- 13: The Workman Waltz: Flirtation Stage (7)
- 12: School’s Out! (0)
- 11: Christmas Is for Friends (5)
- 10: School’s out! (…almost…) (1)
- 09: Save the Last Dance for Me… (6)
- 08: Hurrah! (2)
- 08: Moments of Fame (1)
- 06: w00t! First Payment from Amazon! (3)
- 04: O Tannenbaum, O Fakenbaum: Real Christmas tree or fake? (11)
- 03: A Quarter Saved, a Quarter Earned… (7)
- 03: Moments of Fame (2)
- 01: Tiny House Demo (5)
November 2010 (32)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Eine Kleine Estate Planning (4)
- 29: Social Security Outcome: Positive! (6)
- 29: Jousting with the Bureaucrats…Again! (1)
- 28: A Handmade Christmas Present: Bath Powder (0)
- 27: Amazon Prime: Worth the Cost? (5)
- 26: Shop local and get a $25 AMEX kickback (0)
- 26: “You Are How You Caffeinate” (1)
- 25: Happy Thanksgiving! (0)
- 24: Decluttering the In-box (0)
- 23: Late Tuesday Evening (0)
- 22: Busting a Gut to Get a Vacation (9)
- 21: Pound-foolish…again! (6)
- 18: THIS Is a Disaster? More news from the insurance front (4)
- 18: College Cooking Crash Course: Superior Christmas Present for Young Adults! (1)
- 17: Another interesting day forthcoming (2)
- 16: Bit$ and Piece$: Live-blogging from Hell (7)
- 14: The ultimate frugalist’s candle (5)
- 13: Moments of Fame (0)
- 13: Best Guide to the Medicare Maze (5)
- 12: It Never Rains but It…HAILS? (13)
- 11: Veteran’s Day: Celebrate! (3)
- 10: w00t! A Beautiful Bike! (11)
- 09: Apple Turnover$ (4)
- 08: A Dark Glimmer of Hope (12)
- 08: Small Bit of Housekeeping (3)
- 07: Penny-wise, Pound-foolish? (8)
- 06: Wonderful magazine! And a new FaM feature (9)
- 05: Stress Control Redux (5)
- 04: Wee Hours Wandering (6)
- 03: Here’s something worth watching (1)
- 03: Back to the Future… (7)
- 01: Another Day, Another Dollar (3)
October 2010 (28)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Calculating the next year’s budgeting (9)
- 30: Must have it! (4)
- 29: Some changes made tooodayyy…. (5)
- 28: Yipe! BofA as Tarnished Goods (5)
- 26: America the Schismatic (2)
- 25: Worth a Thousand Words… (1)
- 24: Out & About (9)
- 22: Busted, Disgusted, and Cain’t Be Trusted… (7)
- 22: Moments of Fame (0)
- 21: Gotta love those insurance companies… (6)
- 20: Around the world I’ve searched for you… (2)
- 19: First day of class! And a refinement on managing time (5)
- 18: Are You in the Middle Class? (11)
- 17: How to Choose the Perfect Office Chair (2)
- 16: Cool new blog metrics tool (8)
- 15: Moments of Fame (0)
- 15: A brief lull, and an odd discovery (11)
- 14: The Divide by 4 Percent Rule? (6)
- 13: A pothole in the road to voc-ed (4)
- 12: Is Money Talk Rude? (8)
- 11: “Semester’s” end (2)
- 09: Where the jobs are…and aren’t (8)
- 08: Moments of Fame (1)
- 07: Getting through a Social Security-free month (6)
- 05: Stormy Weather! (16)
- 04: Calculating the College Graduate’s Course of Action (13)
- 03: A Bible of Customer Service (2)
- 02: Time Management, Revisited (17)
September 2010 (29)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Want to buy that car? Don’t test-drive it! (12)
- 29: Maybe I’m too extreme about this…? (24)
- 28: The Winter Garden Is In! (6)
- 28: Moments of Fame (0)
- 27: Higher Ed in Arizona: Soon to get even BETTER! (10)
- 26: Round-up Time (6)
- 25: Weird Frugalities (7)
- 24: Gold Bugs, Burglars, and a Way to Pay off Your Credit Cards… (1)
- 23: Managing a Variable Income: A bouquet of bank accounts (16)
- 21: Books (8)
- 20: Wages of Sin: Update (6)
- 19: An artist is born (6)
- 18: Shafted! (14)
- 17: Puttering around, catching up… (4)
- 14: Fear and Loathing in America the Beautiful (17)
- 13: The Fun of Thrift Stores (10)
- 12: The Green Beauty Guide (2)
- 11: Tiny Places of My Past (8)
- 10: Friday Torpor (3)
- 09: Hurrah! Summer’s almost over (6)
- 08: Real Estate: We thought it couldn’t get worse… (13)
- 06: Ant Wars: The Battle of the Front Stoop (12)
- 05: Lordie! This woman can write! (8)
- 04: Hurrah! Another One Is Back! (2)
- 04: Scraping by on $110,000? (20)
- 03: w00t! Murphy’s Law frenzy is over! (4)
- 03: UNbelievable! (11)
- 02: Moment of Fame (0)
- 01: The Summer of Murphy’s Law (5)
August 2010 (38)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: She’s Back! (0)
- 30: Auughhh, Part II: Gaaaaaaaaahhh! (3)
- 30: Auughhh! (6)
- 29: When I Said Best and Highest Use of a Swimming Pool… (0)
- 29: The (Not So) Good Old Days (5)
- 28: Pool! When spending a little extra makes a big difference (2)
- 27: Small but Alarming Indicator (3)
- 26: Finally shoveled out the pig-pen… (1)
- 25: Moments of Fame (0)
- 25: Glory at the end of a devilish day (6)
- 23: Undisable cookies in Firefox? (10)
- 23: Ohhhhh M. G.! (2)
- 23: Shave and a Haircut… (5)
- 22: Dumb Tax: Monster Morning! (4)
- 21: Charging Costs to Your In-Home Business (9)
- 20: How volunteering can help your business (0)
- 20: Half-Off Challenge Day! (0)
- 19: Student Performance: Is there any question? (16)
- 18: Wake up from that dream! (7)
- 17: California Dreamin’ (21)
- 16: Financial Samurai launches special Yakezie blog (1)
- 16: Funny Launches a New Blog! (3)
- 15: Social Security’s Bizarre Rules (17)
- 14: Yard Sale FAIL! (6)
- 13: Clear the Fridge Soup: Roasted Red Bell Pepper Version (5)
- 12: The Half-Off Diet (6)
- 10: Programmable-free Electric Bill (6)
- 10: Why Eat at Home? (7)
- 10: Moments of Fame (0)
- 09: Estate Sale Coup (6)
- 08: Real Estate: Don’t worry! Be happy! (3)
- 07: A Li’l Saturday Round-up (5)
- 05: Tiny Houses of Yesteryear (9)
- 04: In which I embrace my inner White Trash (9)
- 03: Control That Impulse (Buy)! (2)
- 03: Moments of Fame (4)
- 02: Working Smarter: Applying a few insights (5)
- 01: w00t! Rain! And a moment to reflect (3)
July 2010 (41)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Frugal Habits: When routine maintenance saves a bundle (8)
- 31: Celebrating the Big Purchase (1)
- 30: Changes in Your Credit Card Statement (1)
- 29: A Dollar a Mile? (0)
- 29: Beautiful, beautiful place (1)
- 28: How Has YOUR Dollar Done This Decade? (13)
- 27: Blogging: It takes over your life (18)
- 27: Check Out This New Blog (1)
- 27: Interesting Day… (1)
- 25: When Is a Splurge a Good Thing? (6)
- 25: Yakeziites in Action (6)
- 24: Quick Summer Break…and maybe many more (2)
- 24: Password Security: Riffs on a neat idea (0)
- 22: Worth Bookmarking… (0)
- 21: CLICK! Why didn’t I think of this one before? (2)
- 20: Textbook Ripoffs: Why college leaves kids in debt (14)
- 20: Moments of Fame (2)
- 19: Bargains and Such-a-Deals (2)
- 18: Urban Drama: The dollar, the mom, and the problem kid (2)
- 17: Figuring Out How to Work Smarter (9)
- 16: The Joy—and Value Received—of Community Colleges (1)
- 15: The Seven Silliest Money Stunts I’ve Ever Pulled (4)
- 14: Crickets and Bug Spray, Oh My! (6)
- 13: I need a vacation from retirement! (11)
- 12: Carnival of Personal Finance (31)
- 11: “Managed Recreation Opportunities”: Big Brother’s Slice of the Great Outdoors (3)
- 10: w00t!! Funny Breaks into the Top 100 (13)
- 10: Hot and Muggy! (1)
- 09: Safeway’s Got a Meat Sale (1)
- 09: The Burglar Jamboree: Nine Ways to Protect Yourself (8)
- 08: Blissful fantasies, early-morning daydreams (2)
- 07: Internet Shopping: When Is It Worth Paying Postage? (11)
- 06: Festival of Frugality (25)
- 06: Midnight at the Oasis… (0)
- 05: The Next Inn on the Journey of Life (8)
- 04: Shopping for the Pleistocene Set (0)
- 04: Update: How’s the Retread Working? (4)
- 03: Festival of Frugality Comin’ Our Way! (0)
- 02: Hotter Than a Two-Dollar Cookstove! (2)
- 02: Funny’s Corollary to Murphy’s Law (5)
- 01: Motivating People around Us: Six Ways to Better Customer Service (5)
June 2010 (45)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Moments of Fame (0)
- 30: Health care, Woo-Woo, and the Spread of Superstition (5)
- 29: Endless Costs of Homeownership: Palm Trees (4)
- 28: Update: Vacuum cleaner adventures (9)
- 27: Happy Hoarder’s Handyman Hint! Frugal Junk Use (3)
- 26: Yakezie Roundup (5)
- 26: Update: Shoulder fiasco (1)
- 25: Arboricide Update (0)
- 25: Learn a Skill—ONLINE—and Build a New Income Stream (9)
- 24: Want Car. Want Car!! (9)
- 23: Little Orphant Annie’s Human Found! (10)
- 23: Doggy update (7)
- 23: Moments of Fame (1)
- 22: How Do You Organize Your Budgeting? (12)
- 21: Just can’t believe it… (20)
- 20: Found Hound (9)
- 19: Funny on the Radio! (1)
- 19: Welcome to Calling All Cars Listeners (0)
- 19: Balancing the Budget on the Backs of the Vulnerable…Again! (0)
- 19: Arboricide (1)
- 18: The Boozicle (0)
- 18: Revise That Budget! (4)
- 17: And Now for Something Completely Different… (1)
- 17: Shopping around… (0)
- 16: Alexa: Wayyy kewl, but what does it mean? (7)
- 15: Moments of Fame (0)
- 14: Elite Liberal Arts Education: Is it a rip? (19)
- 13: Death by 1000 tiny annoyances (8)
- 12: In the Company of Dogs (4)
- 11: Lazy Day Yakezie Roundup (8)
- 10: Are You Cut Out for a Freelance Job? Is Anyone? (14)
- 09: Return Policies: It pays to shop where they’re generous (8)
- 09: Sidestream Income: Have you read this guy’s amazing story? (9)
- 08: Emergency Preparedness for Your Pets (2)
- 07: Funny Joins the Yakezie Challenge (8)
- 07: A$k and Ye Shall Re¢eive (3)
- 07: Moment of Fame (1)
- 07: Back in the Red Again (2)
- 06: Three Don’t-Miss Personal Finance Posts, Plus One (2)
- 06: Summer’s here! (2)
- 05: You know you slept through the end of the Pleistocene when… (18)
- 04: Dogs: Like Another Hole in the Head… (4)
- 03: Interchange Legislation: How would you vote? (5)
- 02: Moments of Fame (2)
- 01: Sunscreens: Be scared, be very scared! (8)
May 2010 (47)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Memorial Day 2010 (2)
- 31: Possible down time forthcoming (5)
- 30: Anybody Know How Well This Vacuum Works? (7)
- 30: Summer Budget: Very tight…like a noose around the neck (2)
- 30: This One Bears Watching! (0)
- 30: Haiku (3)
- 29: Are Your Name, Address, Phone Number, Income, and Credit Rating Being Broadcast to the Universe? (8)
- 29: DIY Veterinary: The dog-proof hot-spot bandage (6)
- 28: Glasses: You get what you pay for! (6)
- 28: How to Buy Your Next Car in Cash (10)
- 27: How a Frugal Find Helped End a Friendship (9)
- 27: Frugal Shopping at the Estate Sales (4)
- 26: How to Rescue a Scorched Pan—Easy! (12)
- 25: Police Presence and Property Values (5)
- 25: A PF Blogger’s Glass Ceiling? (64)
- 24: Carnival of Money Stories (20)
- 23: Choir Is Over… (0)
- 22: The Ultimate Church Potluck Dish (5)
- 21: Moment of Fame (0)
- 21: “United We Stand…” (4)
- 21: Where Do All the Shoppers Come From? (7)
- 20: Nail Protection: A pretty good product (1)
- 20: Ten Ways to Cope with a Budget Shortfall (8)
- 20: w00t! Carnival of Money Stories headed this way! (0)
- 19: Taxes, Government, the Tea Party, and America’s Way of Life (5)
- 19: Another Tax Hike! (4)
- 18: Open Office Users? (3)
- 17: Something Evil This Way Comes… (7)
- 17: Another Big Expense: Glasses (7)
- 16: Good Corps, Bad Corps… (5)
- 15: Free at last…to work some more (3)
- 14: w00t! School’s out!!! (0)
- 13: Another Day at the Grade Inflation Factory (5)
- 12: Surprise! Money happens again (2)
- 12: Moments of Fame (2)
- 11: The Cat’s-claw That Ate Philadelphia (0)
- 10: Serendipitous Stock Market Fluke…i think… (2)
- 09: Line-drying the Laundry (10)
- 08: A Degree from a Proprietary School? Is it worth the cost? (2)
- 07: Gimme that ole-time real food… (5)
- 06: What a Day! (3)
- 06: OMG…Never rains but it pours (2)
- 05: Beer Substitute! (5)
- 04: Health and Dollars: A challenge (8)
- 04: Return of the Creature! (0)
- 02: Income Streams/Savings Streams (2)
- 01: w00t! Money about to happen? (0)
April 2010 (41)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: It LIVES! (5)
- 30: Link Love… (3)
- 29: Sad news (4)
- 28: The future of residential real estate (8)
- 27: Drummers (6)
- 26: Solar and rocket stoves: Survival Gear…Frugal Extreme…or Just Going Green? (7)
- 25: Head-banging in the corporate bureaucracy (2)
- 24: Only a slightly nightmarish day… (3)
- 24: Buyer Beware: A close look at the bill (6)
- 24: Two hectic—and expensive!—days (16)
- 21: Summertime, and…what am I gonna do, anyway? (11)
- 20: Moments of Fame (5)
- 20: Cost of commuting (15)
- 19: Sold! Real estate returns to normal in our neighborhood (7)
- 18: 20 Great Time-Wasters of My Life (10)
- 16: Women’s Work: A Manifesto (15)
- 15: So…you thought YOU were having a bad hair day? (2)
- 15: Decoding the Tax Code (1)
- 14: Government Long-term Care Coverage: Better than nothing? (4)
- 13: w00t! New hairstylist found! (3)
- 13: Moments of Fame (0)
- 13: Bye-bye, Bag Lady Syndrome (4)
- 12: Why I have a dog… (6)
- 12: How Middle-Class Are You? (14)
- 11: Why Being Passionate about Your Career Can Drive You Nuts (13)
- 10: Hidden costs of illness or injury (6)
- 10: Kids & Costs: Another point of view (8)
- 09: Can Minimizing Go Too Far? (19)
- 08: Buying Futures at the Supermarket: Groceries as investment (5)
- 07: March Madness Results Are Up! (2)
- 07: w00t! A win! (3)
- 07: Spring in Arizona (2)
- 07: Moments of fame (0)
- 06: Five frugal ways to entertain the kids (3)
- 05: Anybody wanna write a guest post? (13)
- 03: The Queen Is in Her Counting House… (9)
- 02: w00t! Cash shows up! (2)
- 02: Just when you think it’s safe to go back in the water… (0)
- 01: Drama of the Day: A hummer! (0)
- 01: And the layoff beat goes on… (1)
- 01: “Check’s in the Mail”: The checks that never return (8)
March 2010 (43)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Money Happens: Planning ahead through 2011 (5)
- 31: The Three A.M. Waltz (2)
- 30: Vote now if you haven’t yet! (0)
- 30: General quotidian miseries (4)
- 29: w00t! We’re at the FINAL FOUR round! (0)
- 28: Odorless, stingless sunscreen (1)
- 27: Taxpayer confusion (2)
- 27: LOL! You can’t make this stuff up (1)
- 26: This just in: VOTE! (0)
- 26: Moments of Fame (4)
- 25: Sure you wanna go on that cruise? (6)
- 24: How’s the economic stress level in your parts? (10)
- 23: Vote, vote, vote! (0)
- 22: Vote for Funny in the next round of FMF’s March Madness! (3)
- 22: What’s this? (7)
- 21: In the money happens department… (2)
- 20: An attack of asceticism (6)
- 19: Stuff! Where to find storage space for it (1)
- 18: Walking Away from a Mortgage: Is it immoral? (7)
- 17: Apple: I think i’m in love… (0)
- 17: Financial Freedom: Building the bankroll, part 2 (3)
- 16: Good grief! Near-disaster with Medicare Part D choice (4)
- 16: Medicare Part D: Another adventure in Wonderland (2)
- 15: Financial Freedom: Building the bankroll, part 1 (2)
- 14: Purchases! (7)
- 14: Giveaway! (1)
- 13: School’s Out! (briefly…) (4)
- 12: March Madness: THIS WEEKEND! (0)
- 12: Moments of (Belated) Fame (2)
- 12: March Madness, Round 2! (0)
- 11: Don’t Panic: A sign of light (2)
- 09: Medicare, Medigap, and Long-Term Care Premiums: How deductible are they? (5)
- 08: New refinement on Year 1 retirement strategy (8)
- 07: Are CFLs all they’re cracked up to be? (12)
- 06: Return-of-Premium Insurance: Is it a good idea? (2)
- 05: Cassie, Coyotes, Students, and Bumhood (3)
- 04: Costco rocks! (3)
- 04: Hoot! Check this out! (0)
- 04: FDA stirs in its sleep (0)
- 03: Oops! Easy on the RoC de-wrinkle stuff! (5)
- 02: Ominous development (5)
- 02: Financial Freedom: Own the roof over your head (7)
- 01: Lord, it’s hard to be humble… (5)
February 2010 (40)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: What happened to newspaper journalism? (5)
- 28: El Niño: The long rains (1)
- 27: w00t! Money happens! (10)
- 26: Consumer-Proof Packaging? Make the retailer open it! (6)
- 26: Costco Gas Pumps: Not all created equal (3)
- 25: All that no-penny-pinching bravura aside… (0)
- 25: w00t! March Madness win! (2)
- 25: Big-picture thinking and the penny-pincher (9)
- 25: The great mineral make-up experiment (8)
- 24: Sartorial Elegance: Thrift store edition (9)
- 23: VOTE for Funny at March Madness! (3)
- 23: Moments of Fame (0)
- 22: Bingo! Loan modification scored (5)
- 22: February Budget: On target (0)
- 21: Shopping in the Commissary: Would it save anything? (3)
- 20: Early Retirement: The health insurance hurdle (3)
- 19: Good-bye to all that… (8)
- 19: Property tax statement arrives (0)
- 18: A letter to the Phoenix City Council (2)
- 17: Another backyard project under way (7)
- 16: Rant: Costco’s consumer-proof packaging (16)
- 15: Stumbled Upon: Still think nuclear power is the lesser of the evils? (0)
- 15: Financial Freedom: Escape from debt and build savings (5)
- 14: Beautiful! (2)
- 14: Not one but TWO giveaways!! (0)
- 13: Time for a retread! (7)
- 12: Another sad day for academe (5)
- 11: Prius: The road not taken (6)
- 11: Every Writer Needs an Editor! (2)
- 10: Good news for one of the young people (2)
- 09: Low-key and DIY burglar repellents (1)
- 08: Tracking down an insurance policy (1)
- 07: A couple of small household hints (7)
- 06: Moments of Fame
- 05: Here come the new taxes… (11)
- 04: Odd$ and End$ (4)
- 03: January outgo (5)
- 02: Another Round of the Bureaucrat’s Waltz (4)
- 01: throttled (0)
- 01: Real estate prices, in progress (0)
January 2010 (44)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Day of simple riches (4)
- 31: Funny’s b-a-a-c-k! (0)
- 30: We don’t need no steenking laundry detergent… (68)
- 29: Running around COBRA’s barn again (10)
- 28: Should you pay off your mortgage? (13)
- 27: Recovery? Will even part-time work be there in 2011? (0)
- 27: And speaking of buildings and renovation… (0)
- 27: Moments of Fame (0)
- 26: More Kitchenry (1)
- 26: Gas prices edging upward (4)
- 25: Financial Freedom: Work (1)
- 23: All Alone and Amok in the Kitchen (0)
- 23: Thank You, Mrs. Micah! (2)
- 23: Kitchens (2)
- 21: Typhoon! Are you insured? (0)
- 21: Weather (6)
- 20: w00t! Under budget!!! (2)
- 19: My Error! (0)
- 18: How much paper do you keep? (6)
- 18: Carnival of Money Stories: Springtime in Arizona Edition (22)
- 17: Tomorrow: Money Stories! March Madness! (0)
- 17: How to Move Your Money (3)
- 16: Why I moved my money to a credit union (3)
- 15: Nope… Money unhappens (1)
- 15: Did money just happen? (2)
- 14: What a day! (3)
- 13: Flypaper: It gets stickier! (5)
- 13: Are you part of the lost generation? (0)
- 13: Carnival of Money Stories comin’ our way (0)
- 13: Moments of Fame (2)
- 12: Trying to escape from flypaper (2)
- 11: Please, Big Brother: Protect me from myself! (1)
- 10: Listomania (6)
- 09: Entrepreneurs: Adirondack Chimney Sweep (4)
- 08: Funny is chosen for March Madness (0)
- 07: Mortgage loan modification strategy (16)
- 06: Pool a-filling (0)
- 05: Moments of Fame (1)
- 04: Financial Freedom: Education and training (8)
- 03: The accidental frugalist (1)
- 03: New Year’s Screwup… (3)
- 02: Financial Freedom: An Overview (5)
- 01: Moments of Fame (1)
- 01: Happy New Year! What are your goals? (5)
December 2009 (38)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Kill-the-Beaster Logic (1)
- 29: Exit, Stage Left: Goodbye to Arizona State University (6)
- 28: When DIY doesn’t save much (8)
- 27: Bumhood: The fruits of financial freedom (7)
- 27: Moment of Fame (0)
- 26: State of Arizona Employ: Goodbye, so long, adios! (1)
- 26: Christmas! (0)
- 25: How the Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes Worked Out (0)
- 24: Happy Blogiversary to Funny! (2)
- 23: Decluttering: What to do with the electronic junk? (7)
- 22: 2009 budget wrap (10)
- 22: I knew it… (2)
- 21: Here’s a cool blogging idea… (0)
- 21: Surviving in penury (1)
- 20: Ginger-Pineapple Punch (0)
- 19: Big doin’s comin’ up! (1)
- 18: Freedom’s just another word… (2)
- 18: Share your favorite Christmas recipe! (1)
- 17: Christmas Recipe: Crockpot scalloped potatoes, hold the canned soup (8)
- 16: w00t! Free flu shots!! (0)
- 16: On the first day of freedom… (6)
- 15: The joy of students (3)
- 14: Freedom! (4)
- 13: Revanche on the secret joy of unemployment (12)
- 12: Update: deQuickening (0)
- 12: Moments of Fame (2)
- 11: A visit to Richistan (0)
- 11: Quicken: Jumping ship (0)
- 10: Macquisition (4)
- 09: Trees (5)
- 08: Weather! (9)
- 07: Computers (10)
- 06: Sleep! (1)
- 05: Sons (6)
- 04: Gone! (4)
- 03: When Giving Goes Awry (14)
- 02: Moments of Fame (2)
- 01: No end in sight… (1)
November 2009 (32)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Perfectionism: Is it perfect? (4)
- 29: Some days it’s not worth getting out of bed… (8)
- 28: Seven painless ways to save (3)
- 27: Most coveted junk (3)
- 26: How to get rich on Black Friday (1)
- 25: Rent-a-solar-panel (4)
- 24: Let us count our blessings (3)
- 23: Would you buy a house near a Walmart? (4)
- 22: Paper (0)
- 21: What’s more important than a Costco card? (1)
- 21: Assets reviving (2)
- 20: Do you use all your vacation time? (13)
- 19: Why I secretly feel glad my job is ending… (1)
- 18: Where does the junk come from? (0)
- 17: Who’s that comin’ down the street? Someone who’s hungry! (4)
- 16: Coming down to the finish line… (2)
- 15: Budget: Positive news (3)
- 14: Wish I’d written that… (4)
- 13: Shopping estate sales for deals (4)
- 12: Ghost developments (3)
- 11: Die cast… (2)
- 10: A whole flock of chickens (3)
- 09: Managing a large workload (4)
- 08: Median income, median savings? (0)
- 07: Moments of Fame (0)
- 06: So this is retirement? (4)
- 06: Job interview?!? (3)
- 05: Six steps to a frugal little Christmas (5)
- 04: Ads: Credit report monitoring scam (4)
- 03: Tempus fidgets (2)
- 02: Wow! Real estate update… (0)
- 01: The highest and best use of a swimming pool (1)
October 2009 (35)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Ghost stories (3)
- 30: Zombie consumerism may take book publishing down (2)
- 29: w00t! Budget success!!! (3)
- 28: Get OFF the flickin’ PHONE! (5)
- 27: Mansef: A Middle-Eastern feast dish (2)
- 26: Another little roommate (8)
- 25: Neighborly Hallowe’en (1)
- 24: How dumping your credit cards can keep you on budget… (8)
- 24: Moments of Fame (2)
- 23: Time to dump the credit cards? (5)
- 22: Real estate prices gone nuts (3)
- 21: Chuck roasts, cheap: Safeway (1)
- 21: Cherry soup (0)
- 20: Theme Days, Reconsidered (4)
- 19: House Maintenance: What you get for a thousand bucks (8)
- 18: Ethical? Charging what the (charitable) market will bear… (2)
- 17: Theme Days: A way to organize time (5)
- 16: Prognostications (0)
- 15: Real Estate: What does the future hold? (6)
- 14: How does your (financial) garden grow? (2)
- 13: Reprojecting next year’s income (1)
- 12: Teaching without tools (10)
- 11: Love in the time of influenza (1)
- 10: Update: COBRA, RASL (1)
- 10: Moments of Fame (0)
- 09: Another fun day at Human Resources (5)
- 08: Best phone solicitor story of all time (2)
- 07: A$k and Re¢eive, Revisited (2)
- 06: Hamburger: 12 ways to keep your family safe (5)
- 05: You want whiskey with that? (0)
- 04: Winter garden y-cumin’ in! (1)
- 04: Moments of Fame (0)
- 03: 25 awesome sites for personal finance buffs (1)
- 02: Dog Adoption: A near miss (7)
- 01: Do you have to be wealthy to be financially independent? (4)
September 2009 (36)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: How long will it take to pay off that credit-card debt? (1)
- 29: Festival of Frugality (21)
- 28: Adopting a Dog from a Private Party: 20 questions to ask (7)
- 27: “Socialist” health care beats out private insurance (2)
- 26: w00t! Festival of Frugality comin’ our way! (1)
- 26: Google grabs authors’ works (5)
- 25: Truth, the highest thing that man may keep (12)
- 24: Why you should become a teacher (2)
- 23: “New” car heaves into view (0)
- 22: Tasty fig morsels (4)
- 21: Living within your means is good for the economy (5)
- 20: You need to know about this one: Corporation harasses blogger (4)
- 20: {gasp!} Property tax bill (0)
- 19: Recession “Over”: Will you spend more now? (3)
- 18: Hectic week (3)
- 17: Life in the big city (0)
- 16: OTC Drugs: Not necessarily harmless (3)
- 15: Man with $191,300 job pronounces recession over (3)
- 15: How much financial help to give a family member? (3)
- 14: Why is the grass never greener…? (0)
- 13: Repurcussions of the fall (7)
- 12: Frugal Cosmetics: Lemons for your beauty routine (5)
- 11: If I Had It to Do Over: 10 money moves I’d do differently (10)
- 10: Facing unemployment: The emotional effects, the business consequences (6)
- 09: Update: Cool vintage carving set (0)
- 09: Moments of Fame (0)
- 08: Free entertainment (2)
- 07: Update: Soda ash frolic (0)
- 06: Money happens! (4)
- 05: Estate-saling in a tropical storm (2)
- 04: On blogging and money (10)
- 03: Moments of Fame (0)
- 03: Mexican water (6)
- 02: How bad public policy and other people’s foolishness cost you and me (7)
- 01: Ecologically friendly give-away contest (2)
- 01: How to deal with ants (4)
August 2009 (43)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Weekend pool frolics: Soda ash edition (5)
- 30: The glories of an honest mechanic (1)
- 29: Declutter! Clear your life of wasteful trash (5)
- 28: Retirement/unemployment: A slightly brighter light (1)
- 28: Fizzy lemonade (4)
- 28: Moments of Fame (3)
- 27: How much was that dollar worth? Interesting money tool (11)
- 26: Earth to GOP: Define health-care “rationing”…rationally, please (9)
- 25: First day of class… (2)
- 24: No wonder community college faculty women dress like a million bucks (3)
- 23: Preparing for the worst (5)
- 22: The perils of adjunct faculty (2)
- 22: A$K… (0)
- 21: Penny-wise and pound-foolish! (3)
- 20: Car upkeep! (7)
- 20: w00t! Nice moment of fame (0)
- 19: What IS frugality? (4)
- 18: Moments of Fame (0)
- 18: Quinoa: Pretty good! (5)
- 17: Saved! Benefits cover without bankrupting (1)
- 17: Landscaping job wraps up (1)
- 17: Too cute to be believed! (0)
- 16: Toothless credit card consumer protection laws (1)
- 16: Bosch dishwasher recall (9)
- 15: A little massaging of figures (0)
- 14: Do you do mail-in rebates? (2)
- 13: Recession kills off local merchants (3)
- 12: Moments of Fame (0)
- 11: Greener Grass? To move or not to move (3)
- 10: Delayed Gratification: The frugalist’s secret weapon (6)
- 09: RIP $64 butternut squash (4)
- 08: Confirmed: Programmable thermostat RAISES power bills! (5)
- 08: Funny knocks off Paul’s geeky air-conditioner (3)
- 07: Retirement healthcare update (3)
- 07: Healthcare: The clinker for retirement plans (4)
- 06: Worry: What’s our beloved employer up to now? (4)
- 05: Cash for Clunkers: A boondoggle? (4)
- 04: Moments of Fame (1)
- 04: Pay off debt or build savings? (1)
- 03: The Carnival of Money Stories (10)
- 02: Real estate as investment (4)
- 01: Furlough’s end (0)
- 01: More house costs (0)
July 2009 (49)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Too much debt? Sell your house and rent it back! (3)
- 31: Best of July 2009 (0)
- 30: Choir! (0)
- 29: Stress Control: Second insight (5)
- 28: When real estate is funnier than real life… (3)
- 28: Stress Control: First insight (2)
- 27: Moment of Fame (2)
- 27: Help!! Frugal trick creates big mess (13)
- 27: The Twilight Zone (0)
- 26: Is a vegetable garden cost-effective? (8)
- 26: Check out Funny’s guest post at Frugal Being Green! (0)
- 25: Easy pool-cleaning shortcut (0)
- 25: Moments of Fame (0)
- 25: How We Get in Trouble: Sensitivity and nonmonthly expenses (2)
- 24: Five frugal things you can do for yourself today (0)
- 23: Mr. President! Mr. President! (0)
- 22: Holy water bill, Batman! (0)
- 21: Speaking of moments of fame… (1)
- 21: Moments of Fame (4)
- 21: Life, the universe, and all that money (1)
- 20: High-pressure car salesmen find new jobs (0)
- 19: Unholy water bill (2)
- 18: Can your employer top this? (0)
- 17: Moments of Fame (0)
- 17: Update: How deferred compensation works with Social Security (0)
- 16: Breaking up is hard to do… (4)
- 16: Kiddie nudes: Where was the editor? (5)
- 15: The dance of the adjunct faculty (1)
- 14: A post with no title: What can one say? (5)
- 13: Other people’s pets (5)
- 12: Money happens… (5)
- 11: The not-enough-long-green blues (3)
- 10: Moments of Fame (2)
- 10: The DIY Dog Food Chef: Should you feed bones to your dog? (1)
- 09: Foil debit card hacking and balance inquiries (8)
- 09: Update: Programmable thermostat vs. electric bill (0)
- 08: If you’re in debt… (7)
- 07: Impromptu shrimp curry (4)
- 07: Retirement planner yields interesting discovery (0)
- 07: State budgeteers continue to wrangle (0)
- 06: Shopping frolics; budget strategizing (0)
- 05: Homo profligus rides again (1)
- 05: Olive oil soothes sore, cracked heels and callused feet (5)
- 04: Happy Fourth of July! (0)
- 03: What’s a master’s degree worth? (18)
- 03: Moments of Fame (1)
- 03: Is this for reals? (1)
- 01: Sky still in place (0)
- 01: You couldn’t make this stuff up! (0)
June 2009 (55)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Education: We are what we sow (4)
- 30: Get (re)organized: A better way to store current paperwork (1)
- 30: w00t! More good stuff! (3)
- 30: Good for another two weeks (0)
- 29: Borrowing Trouble: Planning for a government shutdown (1)
- 28: Economy Is Politics: Arizona’s politico-economic disaster (2)
- 28: Identity Theft: Three ways to fight it (11)
- 27: Microbudgeting: A new refinement (3)
- 26: Legislators in moronic game of chicken (0)
- 26: The final annual review (2)
- 26: Real Estate: Resale market looking better (0)
- 26: Moments of Fame (0)
- 25: Woo-HOO! Major estate sale triumph (4)
- 25: Entrepreneurs: Your Auto Network (6)
- 24: Tomorrow: Birth of a new series (1)
- 24: Beloved Yard Dude Back, & Other Quotidian Stuff (2)
- 23: Stress Control: Identifying rational and irrational causes of angst (2)
- 22: Beloved Yard Dude Gone (2)
- 21: Food of Frankenstein (2)
- 21: The high cost of Medicare (10)
- 20: Wonderful dinner (3)
- 20: Moments of Fame (0)
- 19: Older houses: Living better with less? (7)
- 18: Planning for layoff-induced “retirement” (6)
- 18: Budget shattered (0)
- 17: Support Iranian voters (0)
- 17: There’s Costco…and then there’s Costco (3)
- 17: Dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century (0)
- 16: Caught in the act! (11)
- 15: More on journalism’s Cheshire cat (1)
- 15: Over budget! (2)
- 14: The long, slow death of journalism (2)
- 13: Pedro’s Curry (1)
- 13: Mormons to the rescue! (5)
- 13: Thermostat update (1)
- 12: Figuring out what you want to be when you grow up: The Prioritizer! (2)
- 11: Moments of Fame (0)
- 11: Apply for a job halfway across the country? (10)
- 10: Programmable Thermostats: Aren’t they supposed to save on power? (4)
- 09: The attack of the midnight skulkers (4)
- 09: To renew or not to renew… (6)
- 09: Chance has fishes!! (1)
- 09: How to keep the customers coming back (2)
- 08: Sears Credit Card: A new fast one from MasterCard (12)
- 08: Purchases! (0)
- 06: Missing unemployment payment accounted for (11)
- 06: Beet & Rice Salad (1)
- 06: Let’s get this jerk (7)
- 05: Moments of Fame (0)
- 04: The bankrupt are not like us(?) (10)
- 03: Bureaucracy redux (1)
- 02: Buying a car? Watch out for rips (2)
- 01: Go figure! (1)
- 01: Fight a-brewing over COBRA (1)
- 01: Carnival of Personal Finance: Vacation-time edition (40)
May 2009 (41)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Ikea break! (5)
- 30: Panzanella: Use-it-up Italian comfort food (7)
- 29: Fight a-brewing over COBRA (5)
- 28: Moments of Fame (0)
- 28: Get those estimates! (1)
- 27: Student Loans: Whither young college graduates? (5)
- 26: Good-bye old receipts, hello dinner (1)
- 25: Carnival of Personal Finance (0)
- 25: INSIGHT! Thinking outside the (digital converter) box (1)
- 24: The High Cost of Culture: 16 low-cost routes to the better life (5)
- 23: How to raise the hair on your head (0)
- 22: The great no-’poo experiment! (5)
- 22: Moments of Fame (5)
- 21: A little frugality goes a long way (1)
- 20: Two new blogs (2)
- 19: Credit card companies to penalize “freeloaders”: What’s your plan? (17)
- 18: 109 in the shade! (5)
- 17: w00t! Times has PF frenzy! (1)
- 17: Sumer is y-cumin’ in (4)
- 16: Your megacorporation “values” your business (0)
- 15: Incorporating for fun and profit (2)
- 14: Reno loan GONE! (9)
- 13: Moments of Fame (6)
- 13: Optional frugality (7)
- 12: Shamelessly using Roundup, and other ungreen confessions (9)
- 11: Ridiculous day, so far… (0)
- 10: Transfer Limits on Savings Accounts: Or, why I love my credit union (1)
- 09: Flaws in WHOSE health care system??? (0)
- 08: What’s your favorite comfort food? (0)
- 08: Right-wing legislators, pushed to the wall, raise taxes (0)
- 08: Life in the Post-Recession Era: The third-worldization of America (6)
- 07: Where’s “Is Frugality Un-American”? (1)
- 07: Sick as a dawg (2)
- 06: Community Colleges: Baby-boomer nirvana (4)
- 05: Moments of Fame (2)
- 05: Carnival of Money Stories is back! (1)
- 05: Budgeting and strategies for saving (4)
- 04: DIY splendor! (3)
- 04: Saving: Every little bit helps (5)
- 02: Recreational Shopping: A change of habit (7)
- 01: Home Security: Cheap (sorta) burglar discouragement (1)
April 2009 (52)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Utterly Deadly Pecan Pie (1)
- 30: Moments of Fame (1)
- 29: Zillowing around Phoenix (2)
- 28: Life at the Funny Farm: This and that (1)
- 27: Layoff: The emotional journey (3)
- 26: Five ways to deal with stress (4)
- 25: The Magic Touch: Gadgetry review (5)
- 24: Vendor Chutzpah: Leslie’s loses customer (1)
- 24: Early Social Security: A way around the earnings limit (51)
- 23: Laid-off Employee to Boss: Think again! (0)
- 23: Moments of Fame (0)
- 23: w00t! Funny lives! (3)
- 22: Getting closer! (0)
- 22: Still in transit… (2)
- 21: Bankbooks and Financial Records: Things people say about themselves (3)
- 21: Should I bother with trying to save my job? (6)
- 20: Funny switches servers tomorrow (0)
- 20: 10 ways to layoff-proof your life (4)
- 19: Connectivity: Is Twitter a sign of poverty? (4)
- 18: Best month on budget so far! (4)
- 17: What d’you want to hear on NPR? (1)
- 17: Potatoes ‘n’ cheese (7)
- 17: Yay! Cox rocks! (2)
- 17: Funnier and funnier! (0)
- 16: Holding pattern… (0)
- 15: One door closes; another opens (4)
- 15: Moments of Fame (2)
- 14: Train: Less than awesome. Blue Funk: Amazing (8)
- 14: Debt-to-Income Ratio: Frugalist begs to differ (4)
- 13: Riding the train for fun and profit (1)
- 13: Real Estate: Looking up? (2)
- 12: DIY Deodorant (4)
- 12: Laughingstock postscript (2)
- 11: GDU Defends Status as Champion Laughingstock of North America (5)
- 11: Light rail is AWESOME! (8)
- 11: Economy is all about politics (2)
- 10: Olive Oil: The ultimate skin cleanser (35)
- 10: A day to unwind (4)
- 09: Funny to go commercial (4)
- 08: A few spots of light (8)
- 08: Moments of Fame (5)
- 07: Was Dorothy Parker prescient? (5)
- 06: Applying for Jobs Online: Isn’t technology supposed to make our lives easier? (2)
- 06: Financial Records: Keep them forever! (5)
- 05: Garden as income stream (7)
- 04: Stimulus program makes COBRA affordable (2)
- 03: Layoff: Getting by in unwilling retirement (7)
- 03: Spending big before the layoff (3)
- 02: Stockpiling scheme pays off (3)
- 02: Moments of Fame (1)
- 01: Freaking God’s miracle! (6)
- 01: Microbudgeting: Keep costs under control with a baby-steps budget (5)
March 2009 (50)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Income stream sighted (4)
- 30: Is this worse than we think, even? (1)
- 30: How IT put “apps” into job applications (8)
- 29: Funny is on Twitter (4)
- 29: Mortgages: Is a 30-year mortgage better than a 15-year loan? (3)
- 28: Perfect retirement day (6)
- 27: Staying solvent in penury (17)
- 27: Résumés on the wind! (1)
- 26: Ax falls but…uhm…bounces? (13)
- 26: A layoff strategy (1)
- 25: Uh oh! Watch this space… (5)
- 25: Moments of Fame (1)
- 24: Buy! (1)
- 24: Make It from Scratch Carnival (8)
- 23: w00t! A lagniappe! (2)
- 22: Use caution when making DIY laundry detergent (9)
- 22: Is it time to punt? (11)
- 22: Anna’s Biscuits (1)
- 21: As the twig is bent… (3)
- 21: Make It from Scratch Carnival coming this way (0)
- 20: Finding a human at a corporation that repels all boarders (2)
- 20: WTF? Doesn’t anyone hear that alarm going off??? (8)
- 19: Tough times (2)
- 18: ‘Nother Moment (0)
- 18: The Worst Financial Mistake You Didn’t Make (14)
- 17: Moments of Fame (2)
- 17: Frugality, savings, and the causes of doom (10)
- 16: Single-handedly rescuing the economy (9)
- 15: What’s that light at the end of the tunnel? (7)
- 14: More on unemployment insurance ripoffs (5)
- 13: What’s “groceries,” anyway? (9)
- 13: Slow Money: Countercultural thinker may have something…or not (1)
- 12: Life in the Big City (3)
- 11: A Sucker for Packaging (6)
- 11: Moments of Fame (3)
- 10: A Close Brush with Financial Disaster (8)
- 10: Festival of Frugality (38)
- 09: Alternative fabric softener and laundry de-static stuff (12)
- 08: The Grocery Pool: So far, so good (1)
- 08: At the Farmer’s Market (2)
- 07: w00t! Tax refund (0)
- 07: Automatic payment vs. EFT bill paying (5)
- 06: Cheap Eats: Impromptu Swiss chard toss-together (3)
- 06: No Crash Here: Riches in the Department of What Matters (7)
- 05: Snail-mail vs. electronic payment (8)
- 03: Shared Work Unemployment Insurance Story: It gets better! (6)
- 03: Moments of Fame (10)
- 03: Pit bulls, dog fights, and real estate (9)
- 02: Budgeting for “extraordinary” costs (2)
- 01: Quickie potato recipe (1)
February 2009 (37)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Networking (4)
- 27: Unemployment + Chase Bank = Hell on Wheels (33)
- 27: Security Doors: Yea or nay? (8)
- 26: AMEX kickback comes through, and surprises (2)
- 25: Cheap Eats: Grilled pork tenderloin (2)
- 24: Word from On High: Stay Calm (3)
- 23: Moments of Fame (1)
- 22: Food Futures! Three-month stash grubstaked (14)
- 21: “Job Happiness”: The oxymoron of the century (8)
- 19: Money, dollars, numbers, stress (0)
- 18: “Shared Work”: It has some advantages (3)
- 18: Moments of Fame (2)
- 17: Consumer Reports: Renew, or not? (1)
- 16: Layoff Poker: Will the bosses tip their hand? (1)
- 15: The grocery pool (15)
- 14: Place-holder: More food! (2)
- 13: Got a freezer? Now’s the time to stock up (8)
- 13: Creepy, creepy night (0)
- 12: How do we deserve these morons? (2)
- 11: Should I apply for unemployment? (10)
- 11: Moments of Fame (2)
- 10: State legislators get their way (6)
- 10: Carnival of Money Stories (13)
- 09: If I were queen of the world… (0)
- 08: Zillow is full of beans (4)
- 07: Sweet potato-carrot soup (5)
- 07: Do no-buy days work? (5)
- 06: Money Stories Carnival in progress (1)
- 06: Cost-effective ride? (6)
- 05: The cleaning lady jamboree (1)
- 04: And did I mention we were through the looking glass? (1)
- 04: Cleaning lady layoff day (3)
- 03: On the Mountain (5)
- 02: Moment of Fame (2)
- 02: Carnival of Personal Finance 190: Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime? (54)
- 01: Ten Great Improvements that Aren’t (5)
- 01: My job is toast (6)
January 2009 (52)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Busy day today (0)
- 30: Carnival of Personal Finance Comin’ Our Way (0)
- 30: Teapot’s tempest loses steam (1)
- 29: Update on layoff vs. retirement benefits (4)
- 29: Early practice for early retirement (3)
- 28: Furloughed! Parboil the fruits before canning? (8)
- 28: Moments of Fame (2)
- 27: Ten stress reducers (2)
- 26: Monkeywrench lands in layoff plan (6)
- 26: Humane, inexpensive dog collar (5)
- 25: Personal finance IS politics (7)
- 24: Cheapskate’s landscaping (9)
- 23: Coyote bait (6)
- 23: Eeek! Don’t mess with the RSS feed! (2)
- 23: RSS feed changed to summary (6)
- 23: Credit cards, debit cards, cash cards (7)
- 22: Domani! (0)
- 21: Moments of Fame (5)
- 21: Health Insurance: Is your employer paying its part? (3)
- 20: Layoff Plans: Use savings or start Social Security? (2)
- 20: A new day dawns (2)
- 20: Integrity, Confidence, and Trust: A financial manager’s view of the economy and the future (3)
- 18: The perqs of pinching pennies (11)
- 17: Win 6 months of the W. St. J. (0)
- 17: The devastation of higher education in Arizona (2)
- 17: Bye, Little TV Set; Bye, Evening NewsHour (7)
- 16: Legislators propose to shoot us all in the foot (6)
- 15: Feeling bored? Check this out (0)
- 15: Moments of Fame (5)
- 14: Later! (1)
- 13: LOL! Georgie, we’ll miss ya! (2)
- 13: Can’t sell the house? Try swapping (2)
- 12: Taxes! PeopleSoft! Garrrrhhhhh! (2)
- 11: Not bankrupt after all? (2)
- 10: Flummoxed! (4)
- 09: Space heater works to save on power bills (10)
- 09: Snookered! (4)
- 09: Trade Made: Discount scored (1)
- 08: How incredibly lucky… (0)
- 08: Hamburger helpless (4)
- 07: Moments of Fame (4)
- 07: More shoes…cheap! (6)
- 06: Shoes (8)
- 05: She who squawks gets (3)
- 04: Cheap, easy spot remover (6)
- 04: A modest proposal… (5)
- 03: Amazon gift certificate on offer (0)
- 03: Read that contract! (5)
- 02: Now that we’re grown-ups, too… (0)
- 02: DIY Window Cleaner: Pro and con (2)
- 02: Darn! Not canned, after all (0)
- 01: Another day, another year (0)
December 2008 (44)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Hoppin’ John: Black-eyed peas for New Year’s luck (4)
- 30: 2008 Financial Strategies: What worked and what didn’t work (2)
- 30: Moments of Fame (1)
- 28: Read your credit card statement carefully! (3)
- 28: Frugal Household Hack: Conserve dish soap (0)
- 28: Making less…less (2)
- 27: Decluttered and recluttered (9)
- 26: Today’s PF Post at The Copyeditor’s Desk: Freelance fees (0)
- 26: Jobs we’re glad we don’t have (0)
- 25: w00t! Merry Christmas! (1)
- 24: Funny is one year old! (7)
- 23: Moments of Fame (6)
- 23: Volunteer! (1)
- 22: Real Wealth II (3)
- 21: Two DIY mesh bag hacks (3)
- 20: SVB giving away awesome printer (0)
- 20: Do me a favor, please… (7)
- 20: Posting bookmarks online (2)
- 19: Cleaning help scored! (3)
- 18: Clutter as mental illness (3)
- 17: Christmas dinner plans (2)
- 16: Privacy: It’s none of their business (4)
- 16: Moments of Fame (2)
- 16: Rain! (0)
- 15: Seven frugal things to do (or not) when you don’t feel good (3)
- 14: Karma heads south in the afternoon (2)
- 14: Yard Sale, II (1)
- 13: Planned obsolescence (9)
- 12: Yard sale adventures (3)
- 11: Wah! I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up (5)
- 10: Why keep your pay statements, and how (4)
- 10: Moments of Fame (6)
- 09: OK, Respected Dudes: Are we laid off or not? (1)
- 09: Power use cut—energy conserved! (3)
- 08: w00t! Spring has sprung in Arizona (4)
- 07: Monthly budget updated; enforced “retirement” planned for (1)
- 06: Long-term care insurance (4)
- 05: Thinking of turning your blog into a book? (0)
- 04: Spectacular ending to a difficult day (2)
- 04: Cheap frames (5)
- 03: Single in a couples culture (7)
- 02: Get the mat to fit your artwork (5)
- 02: Moments of Fame (4)
- 01: Inexcusable! FDA betrays public trust (3)
November 2008 (44)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Turning what you love to do into a second income stream (11)
- 29: ‘Nother moment of fame (0)
- 29: Dow up, in spite of it all (5)
- 28: Black Friday: To plunge into the maelstrom or not to plunge? (3)
- 27: How to make real cranberry sauce (0)
- 26: Watch out for “sales” that aren’t (4)
- 26: Through the looking-glass in Layoff-Land (2)
- 25: The 86th Carnival of Money Stories (9)
- 24: Moments of Fame (5)
- 23: Awww, C’mon! Am I really that dumb? (6)
- 22: Costco and the Single Girl (2)
- 21: Carnival coming this way… (0)
- 20: Real brown gravy (3)
- 20: Are Margaret & Helen for reals? (5)
- 19: Fast & easy one-dish meal… (2)
- 19: Foreclosure: Not all bad (0)
- 18: Tip’d is official (0)
- 17: Is frugality unAmerican? (12)
- 17: Moments of Fame (5)
- 16: Stuff tsunami (1)
- 15: A little disaster in the backyard (5)
- 14: Pennies saved… (2)
- 14: Olive Oil: The miracle skin cleanser (66)
- 13: Bees! (6)
- 12: A few neat sites… (3)
- 12: Bidding Up House Prices: A new illusion? (0)
- 11: Dear Sir (You Cur): How to complain in writing (2)
- 10: When foreclosure makes things better…maybe (1)
- 10: Work is a place… (4)
- 10: Moments of Fame (0)
- 09: * sigh II * (3)
- 08: * sigh * (1)
- 07: PAINT!!!! (3)
- 06: Planning to be poor (10)
- 05: A New Plan: Retirement (0)
- 04: w00t!!! (1)
- 04: Moments of Fame (1)
- 03: Real estate market heats up (?) (3)
- 02: Is that bargain food safe to eat? (2)
- 02: Gerardo the Heroic (2)
- 01: Get better hamburger, cheaper (1)
- 01: Woot! Apple shines! (4)
- 01: Off to the computer vet… (0)
- 01: Hallowe’en: “It’s the neighborhood” (2)
October 2008 (43)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Multitasking: A young person’s game? (2)
- 29: Mysteries of blogging (1)
- 29: Qwest update (6)
- 28: Moments of Fame (2)
- 28: Another day, another dollar (1)
- 26: Cassie’s dog treats (6)
- 26: Consumer Headaches: 15 ways to get help (4)
- 24: How the garden grows! (3)
- 23: Qwest: The saga that will not end (8)
- 22: What’s your conspiracy theory? (2)
- 22: Discombobulated (0)
- 21: Layoff fears surface again (4)
- 21: Moments of Fame (1)
- 21: w00t! Weed Arboretum is no more! (3)
- 20: Cheap Eats: Albondigas soup (4)
- 19: Eight strategies to protect your home’s value when neighbors are foreclosed (2)
- 19: Believe it! And then some… (3)
- 18: Foreclosed: Postscript (2)
- 16: Welcome, MSN Smart Spending Readers! (0)
- 16: Foreclosing on the neighbors (8)
- 16: Luddite Speaks: Deep-six gadgetry (4)
- 15: Qwest redux: How do these companies stay in business? (1)
- 14: Foreclosed! (1)
- 13: Layoffs? Market crash? Great Depression II? (0)
- 13: Moments of Fame (1)
- 12: w00t! Sumer is y-goin’ out (0)
- 11: Cheap Eats: White bean salad (3)
- 11: The Hallowe’en grinch (5)
- 10: Battening down in the hurricane (3)
- 10: Blowin’ in the wind… (0)
- 09: Rumors redux (0)
- 08: Another day, another dollar… (4)
- 08: Interview No. 1 (6)
- 07: Dumb tax (0)
- 07: Moments of Fame (2)
- 07: How low can I go? (4)
- 06: Some vacation… (0)
- 05: Beating the layoff stress (2)
- 04: On the trail of the elusive job… (6)
- 02: DIY Dog Food: Spend a little more and get a lot more (11)
- 02: Moments of Fame (2)
- 01: Baby oil as cabinet cleaner (1)
- 01: Rumors start to fly (5)
September 2008 (45)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Carnival of Money Stories (23)
- 30: Does any of this have meaning for individuals? (5)
- 29: Nifty new toy (1)
- 27: Thinking about publishing a book? (2)
- 26: Cutting costs or wasting time? (2)
- 26: Unemployment for Christmas? (10)
- 24: Funny to host Carnival of Money Stories (0)
- 24: Times sez retiring set scared (6)
- 23: Small glimmer of light in the tunnel (1)
- 23: Moments of Fame (2)
- 22: The least important bill (11)
- 21: Hold the dish detergent, please (5)
- 20: FDIC Runs Low: Credit unions unaffected (0)
- 20: Belated Moment of Fame (2)
- 19: No-shop days boost frugality (3)
- 18: Financial Advisor to Investor: Don’t panic! (2)
- 17: Money market drops below a dollar a share (3)
- 16: Recession moves in to the front yard (1)
- 16: Scary times (0)
- 16: Make It from Scratch (17)
- 15: Why are we paying for this? (3)
- 15: Decluttering for fun and profit (3)
- 13: Lemon and vinegar highlight your hair (2)
- 13: Seven technological wonders I wish we had (2)
- 13: Why didn’t I think of that? (2)
- 12: Make It from Scratch Carnival comin’ up (0)
- 12: Counterintuitive Advice: Borrow to the hilt (3)
- 12: What happens when a live Qwest guy shows up (0)
- 10: LOL! Forget that! (0)
- 10: Cute little house (1)
- 10: In the wells of silence (4)
- 09: Costco scores in customer service (2)
- 09: Moments of Fame (5)
- 08: Saved from my own fecklessness (0)
- 07: To move or not to move…and if so, where? (1)
- 07: Thank goodness! And . . . gasp! (0)
- 06: Unbundled! Qwest strikes again (4)
- 04: What’s an intellectual worker’s real overhead? (6)
- 04: In the Night Kitchen (4)
- 03: Sploggers get rich quick off your work (0)
- 03: Lose some pounds, keep some bucks (4)
- 02: Best jobs, worst jobs (1)
- 02: Carnival of Money Stories: Labor Day Edition (10)
- 01: * sigh * (2)
- 01: Moments of Fame (4)
August 2008 (40)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Ikea: Better than bricks and boards? (10)
- 30: The limits of automatic bill-paying (1)
- 29: Wow! Major storm hits lovely uptown Phoenix (2)
- 29: 25 strategies for more affordable living (3)
- 29: A tiger of a storm (0)
- 28: “We Value Your Business”: Reaching a person at a company that doesn’t want to be reached (5)
- 28: Back again…temporarily? (6)
- 27: Social Security as Investment Account? (1)
- 25: Keep Ants out of Your Hummingbird Feeder (5)
- 25: Moments of Fame (0)
- 23: How do I love the credit union? (2)
- 23: Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine… (1)
- 23: More fame! (3)
- 21: This could be fun (0)
- 21: Another bullet dodged (2)
- 20: Lemonade from a financial lemon (5)
- 19: Be afraid. Be very afraid. (5)
- 19: Olive Oil: The ultimate hair conditioner (42)
- 18: The Copyeditor’s Desk has a new URL (0)
- 18: Moments of Fame (7)
- 18: FeedBurner in; Feedburner out (1)
- 17: B-a-a-a-d basselope! Frugality 0, Spending 1 (2)
- 16: Is the Layoff Boom about to Fall? (3)
- 14: DANCE TO SPRING! (well…late summer) (1)
- 13: The National Debt: The mortgage meltdown x 10? (8)
- 13: A$king and re¢eiving (0)
- 12: Health insurance flap settles down (1)
- 11: Moments of fame (2)
- 10: Roundup: Cactus flower edition (0)
- 09: Lessons learned from a computer crash (1)
- 07: What’s going on here? (0)
- 07: The show must go on! (0)
- 05: Big Brother in action (2)
- 05: New business enterprise gets under way (0)
- 04: Celebrate America: Shop Local (0)
- 04: Moments of fame (0)
- 03: Round-up: Hotter than a two-dollar cookstove edition (0)
- 02: Hank’s big giveaway at My Investment Blog (0)
- 02: If I won a million dollars . . . (1)
- 01: Cheap Eats: Cold cucumber soup (2)
July 2008 (35)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Goals start to gather . . . (0)
- 31: Insurance: Never a dull moment (1)
- 29: Challenge: Five midsummer financial goals (0)
- 28: Moments of Fame (0)
- 28: New Year’s Resolutions: Where are those goals now? (0)
- 27: Shopping: Saved from myself (0)
- 25: Foreclosure update from the deep Southwest: News is mixed (0)
- 25: WordPress project, continued (0)
- 24: Dear Apple MobileMe team (0)
- 24: Rumors swirl at AMEX (0)
- 23: A$k nicely, and ye shall re¢eive (0)
- 23: Dealin’ with the devil (0)
- 22: A low-cost make-up kit for travel (0)
- 20: Declutter while you can (0)
- 19: Dollars and nickels and dimes, oh my! (0)
- 19: A step to improve the finances (0)
- 18: w00t! 18 grand materializes from the air! (0)
- 17: Moments of Fame (0)
- 17: More on Mac (0)
- 16: Update: Blog migration project (0)
- 15: Carnival of Money Stories (0)
- 14: An open letter to Steve Jobs (1)
- 13: And real-life headaches… (0)
- 13: Dog Hilarity: The wacky things people do for their pets (0)
- 11: Back (0)
- 11: Moments of Fame (0)
- 10: MacHeadache (0)
- 09: Live and Learn (0)
- 08: Moments of Fame (1)
- 08: Moving for your financial health (0)
- 07: Square Peg Revisited: Thanks to PK Sublime (1)
- 03: Independence Day link love (0)
- 02: How higher gas prices save money (0)
- 01: Why there is no cross-over point (0)
- 01: Buying futures at the gas pump (0)
June 2008 (32)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: A Gourmet Cooking Party: Fun, frugal, and delicious (0)
- 29: Good ole boys (0)
- 27: Estate Sales: The canary in the mine? (1)
- 26: Cheap Eats: Easy, yummy cabbage (0)
- 25: Real Life: Funnier than the comic strips (0)
- 24: The joy of megacorporations (0)
- 23: Moments of Fame (0)
- 22: Throwing money in the trash (0)
- 21: The Personal Finance Confession Project: Do as I say… (0)
- 20: If next payday doesn’t come… (0)
- 18: Dog Food: The costs and benefits of making your own (0)
- 17: Humane Society Offers Deals! Frugalist pleased (0)
- 17: Moments of Fame (0)
- 16: Doomed! (0)
- 16: A Square Peg in a Round Hole: Biweekly pay in a bimonthly world (1)
- 16: Stop the presses…literally (0)
- 15: Getting back on budget (1)
- 14: Decision Made! Dog scored! (1)
- 13: How do you make a long-term decision rationally? (0)
- 11: Consumer-proof Packaging: A Modest Proposal (0)
- 10: Not all Costco gas is equal (0)
- 10: Personal finance nerds 1, spendthrifts 0 (0)
- 09: Moments of fame (1)
- 09: The value of reconciling your check accounts (1)
- 08: Estate Sale Coups! And a bonus: how to sharpen your knives (0)
- 07: Report: Does hypermiling work for a Toyota Sienna? (0)
- 07: Time to buy a new car? (0)
- 06: Frugal driving = stress relief (0)
- 04: Consumer Rant of the Day: Tomatoes (0)
- 03: How I spent $48,346.36 on my dogs (0)
- 02: Moments of Fame (0)
- 02: Gasoline (0)
May 2008 (36)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: R.I.P. Anna H. Banana (0)
- 30: SUV-mania persists (0)
- 29: Amazing Grace! Annual review miracle (0)
- 29: New! PF Buzz (0)
- 28: Great activities for a modest budget (0)
- 28: What’s a thing worth? (1)
- 28: Dog lives to bark another day (0)
- 27: And the Beat Goes On: 127th Festival of Frugality (0)
- 26: Moments of Fame (0)
- 25: Review: Blue Shoes and Happiness (0)
- 23: Are we movin’ on up? Or not? (0)
- 23: Cheap Eats: Dine in, not out! Shoulda had shrimp (0)
- 22: Real Estate: Is now the time to buy? (0)
- 21: DIY Back Massage (0)
- 21: Month of extreme frugality (NOT!) (0)
- 20: Beelzebub Central (0)
- 19: Moments of Fame (0)
- 19: On the Run: Report from our roving reporter (0)
- 18: Welcome, Life-Hacker Readers (0)
- 18: Time and tide . . . (0)
- 17: Progress toward loan payoff goal! (0)
- 17: Cheap Eats: Delicious veggie spaghetti (0)
- 16: The miracle of penny-pinching (0)
- 16: Skeptic saves $175 (0)
- 15: Dog redux (0)
- 14: Are college degrees overrated? (0)
- 13: Link love (0)
- 12: Targeting your emergency savings (0)
- 11: Shaking off the blues (0)
- 11: One frugal move = 12 to-do’s done (0)
- 10: Nine Ways I’m Saving on Gas: What’s your strategy? (1)
- 09: Dog (0)
- 09: Burglars (0)
- 09: Cheap Eats: Six meals in one (0)
- 08: Graduation Day (0)
- 07: Business Humor… (0)
April 2008 (39)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Bombs Away: Academic trench warfare revisited (0)
- 28: Moments of Fame (0)
- 28: Monday Household Hint: Make roses last (0)
- 27: Saving $$ at the pool pump (0)
- 27: Life in the Academic Trenches (1)
- 25: Candles (0)
- 25: The refinance is here (0)
- 25: w00t! Frugality works better (0)
- 24: Another moment of fame (0)
- 24: How we teach our children to cheat, lie, and steal (1)
- 24: Side jobs, side worries (0)
- 23: Ashes (2)
- 22: Coupons (0)
- 21: Monday Household Hint: Hide cords with no special gadgets (0)
- 21: Moments of fame (0)
- 20: Weekend Roundup: New neighbors edition (0)
- 20: Handy li’l Quicken hack (0)
- 19: Trees and the frugalist (0)
- 18: Cheap Eats: Polenta (0)
- 17: Should college students have to study personal finance? (0)
- 16: Taking Stock: Money, stress, and Funny about Money (0)
- 15: Five ways to fight inflation at the grocery store (0)
- 14: Moments of Fame (0)
- 13: Five budget busters (0)
- 12: DIY: The great de-wallpapering adventure (0)
- 11: Twelve ways to save money on your dog (0)
- 11: Home Inspections: Hire your own craftsmen (1)
- 11: Frugal Friday Recipes: Beef Burgundy (0)
- 09: Net Worth Update: Better than expected (0)
- 08: Managing Your Emergency Fund: The paycheck-to-paycheck safety net (1)
- 07: Monday Household Hints: Fix carpet dents (0)
- 07: Moments of Fame (0)
- 06: In the Nick of Time: A new income stream appears (0)
- 06: Saturday Roundup: A day late and a dollar short edition (0)
- 05: Stealing from the students (0)
- 04: Friday Frugal Crafts: Cure your own olives (0)
- 04: w00t! Refinance time! (0)
- 02: Generating traffic with carnivals and festivals (0)
- 01: Are we better off than our parents were? (0)
March 2008 (8)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Monday Household Hint: Clean tile grout (0)
- 31: Moments of Fame (0)
- 30: Why no ads on this site? (0)
- 29: A Tale from the Housing Crypt: Horrors of the real estate bubble (0)
- 29: Saturday Round-up: Sumer y-cumin’ in edition (0)
- 28: Side Job: Episode 2 (0)
- 28: Frugal Crafts Friday: The musical fruit (0)
- 27: Neat News Item (0)
February 2008 (1)
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January 2008 (21)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 23: Hello, there! (31)
- 14: Financial goals, urban angst (0)
- 11: Funny’s ten money principles (2)
- 11: Frugal Crafts Friday: How to make upscale casual jewelry (0)
- 10: How to bamboozle a buyer (0)
- 09: Five good things you can do for your finances this week (0)
- 09: How Much Is That Doggie in the Window: The cost of owning a pet (0)
- 08: Funny makes Editor’s Pick (0)
- 07: A personal finance gold mine (0)
- 07: Bonus Frugal Household Hint: Free water (2)
- 07: Frugal Household Hints: Vinegar is sweet (5)
- 06: Time is not money (1)
- 06: Incoming! How to get the paper flak under control (0)
- 05: Stay on top of magazine renewals (2)
- 05: Chicken soup for dog-lovers (0)
- 04: Less clutter = less stress! (0)
- 03: A$k and ye shall re¢eive (0)
- 03: 2008 financial goal thwarted at birth (0)
- 02: Frugal Crafts Friday: How to make a cozy heating pad cover (0)
- 01: Pay off the loan vs. stash the cash (0)
- 01: Are credit cards good for you? (0)
December 2007 (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Frugal Household Hints: Stovetop cleaner (0)
- 30: Lights in the night (0)
- 30: Make a New Year’s to-do list (0)
- 29: No kidding? (0)
- 28: Freedom’s just another word… (0)
- 28: Life in the big city (0)
- 27: Round-up: Colder than a bigawd edition (0)
- 26: Seven ways to save money on clothes and cut shopping stress (0)
- 26: Living on Biweekly Pay in a Bimonthly World: Ten steps closer to sanity (1)
- 25: Chilly Christmas Night (0)
- 24: Frugal Christmas (1)
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