Caution: Consumers at Work

June 12, 2013

LOL! Here’s a very funny discussion at Amazon.com, spinning off a customer’s negative review. At least, I thought it was funny. Image: Ambiguous Men-at-Work Sign. Uploaded to Photobucket by readysteadysoul.

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Celebrating!!!!

June 11, 2013

Yahoo! Since June 1, nine pounds have disappeared from my fat little body — I no longer look like I’m three months pregnant (only two months) — the blood pressure is down in the normal range, CardioDoc says I can have a couple cups of coffee in the mornings, and he doesn’t want to see [...]

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Ghosts of Stupidity Past

June 10, 2013

Lordie! Looking back over all those defunct financial statements made me wonder where on earth I left my IQ during and after the divorce. I did sooo many stupid things back then, not the least of them leaving the corporate lawyer in the first place. Shortly after the divorce was final, I hired a financial [...]

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Decluttering Hell: File Cabinets

June 9, 2013

Lookit this… And this… And this!!! This weekend I spent seven hours shoveling out file cabinets! The accountant, who’s also doing my bookkeeping, would like to get file folders that contain only a few months’ worth of statements and receipts, rather than a pile that requires me to rent a llama to get the junk [...]

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How to Game the Coupon System

June 8, 2013

Amanda Grossman, proprietor of Frugal Confessions, has published an interesting and informative e-book explaining, in full detail, how to work coupons from CVS Pharmacies to get free or nearly free goods. Enthusiasts call this the CVS game, and so, appropriately enough, Amanda has titled her book The CVS Drugstore Game: Strategies to Turn Pocket Change into [...]

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Biking as Exercise Shortcut

June 7, 2013

So I have to be at the doc’s office for a blood draw at  7:30 this morning. That doesn’t leave enough time to jog around the park and get cleaned up, so I decided to ride my bicycle instead. Four times around the park = four miles. Left the house at 5:10 a.m. Bad idea. [...]

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