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The Way to Wealth: Rudeness? 2008-04-26 20:01:41 I know someone in her 40s, once a beauty model and now a career woman. She prides herself on her skill set, her life’s accomplishments, her satisfaction in a job well-done. She makes well over six figures.
She’s also the most obnoxious, meanest, most selfish person I know. I get the pleasure of dealing with her [...] Read more:Wealth
Blogger vs. Wordpress 2008-04-23 22:12:20 OK, blogging buddies, I need your advice: should I stick with Wordpress
, or do I switch to Blogger
?
Originally, I chose WP because of its more varied templates and popularity. I’d used blogspot for other, personal things, and WP seemed new and different.
What I hate about WP: using the free version means I can’t alter my [...]
Money Story: Lunching 2008-04-22 20:04:12 Recently, my mom was invited out to lunch by Z, who wanted to pick her brain a little, regarding an organization Mom is involved in. They went to a average restaurant (Z picked), and Z ordered a meal that cost $12.99. Mom ordered something similar, maybe a little lower in cost.
The bill came, and Z [...] Read more:Lunching
, Money
Room in Progress 2008-04-21 07:46:51 Room in Progress
Originally uploaded by GG Chicago Gal
I’m still on that home decorating kick of a few weeks back, and here’s the latest update.
The duvet, IKEA: $50
The matching lamps, Linens N’ Things: $25
The rug, Urban Outfitters: $50
The round mirror–far wall–, Meijer: $60?
You’ll notice random papers [...]
What I Dreamed of, 3 Years Ago 2008-04-19 08:33:28 In the spirit of dreaming, I dug through my Internet archives to find this, a list of eight dreams/goals for my future. I wrote them in May 2005.
8. Speak at a seminar (about what I have no idea . . . but I figured one lofty goal wouldn’t hurt)*
7. Marry and have kids (or adopt/ [...] Read more:Years
Raise Your Hand if You’ve Tried Online Dating! 2008-04-18 08:37:32 You know, no matter how many times I see those smiling couples on eHarmony or match.com commercials, I still hang my head in embarrassment and shame when I admit I’ve tried them. Yes, I’m serious, both about trying online dating and about being humiliated. In fact, in the interest of full disclosure: I am mentally [...] Read more:Dating
The Best Chicago Bakeries 2008-04-17 13:16:12 I can’t say this post is especially frugal, but it is food, and it is some of the most delicious food: in Chicago
land: the bakeries.
Whether you’re from the city or visiting, you need to make time for some of the amazing bakeries around here. Seriously. Can you think of anything more fun than a nicely [...]
How to Improve Your Credit Score 2008-04-16 18:52:19 A few months ago, when I applied for an apartment, I found out my current credit score: 760. All around good, and I’m satisfied with it. It will get higher, I assume, when I need and manage more credit.
Do you know your credit score? And do you know all the things it can impact?
Think about [...] Read more:Credit Score
, Improve
, Score
Keeping My Last $2 2008-04-16 05:28:37 I spent last Saturday catching up with some friends from the past, over bakery, then pizza. Afterwards, when I was grabbing the Brown Line from the Loop back to Lincoln Park, the ticket-vending machine wouldn’t take my dollar bills–the last two I had in my wallet. Frustrated, I went to see the little man in [...]
Everyone’s Talking Recession. Why Don’t I Feel It? 2008-04-15 08:00:10 You really can’t go anywhere lately without talk about the struggling economy. I read an article recently that highlighted pending layoffs, lowered revenues in the retail sector, plunging home sales.
To quote that author directly: “What happened with Bear Stearns was the closest we have come to a run on the bank since the Great Depression…The [...] Read more:Recession
, Talking
The New Look! 2008-04-27 17:03:17 Well, here she is, up and running.
I have to say, deciding to buy a domain and host it has been a great decision so far. I bought the domain late last night, and it’s already working great! If I’d known it would be this easy, I’d have done it long ago!
How did I afford it?
If [...]
Money Story: Graduation Announcements 2008-04-28 20:10:24 We were college seniors, finishing our bachelor’s degrees quite a ways from home, I from Illinois and she from down South.
As we left the mail room, in our hands were college notices, inviting us to order announcements with the school logo embellished on top.
I wasn’t sending them out, seeing that the people I’d contact had [...] Read more:Money
5 to the 8 MEME, PF-style 2008-04-30 20:16:07 I was tagged by Debt Fighter, who centered her answers around PF, and I’ll try to do the same:
What was I doing 5 years ago?
Finishing my junior year of college, I was living in the middle of nowhere, so my spending was relegated to Wal-Mart and the campus coffee shop. Good thing, since I wasn’t [...]
OK, Boss, Just Pay What You Feel 2008-04-29 22:33:07 What would Friday’s paycheck look like if your boss got to pay you what he thought you earned this week? What if she were able to add/deduct at will, with no constraints upon a predetermined value for your time? Does it make you a little nervous, or are you excited about the possibilities?
That’s the strategy Radiohead made [...]
Money Story: Graduation Announcements 2008-04-28 20:10:24 We were college seniors, finishing our bachelor’s degrees quite a ways from home, I from Illinois and she from down South.
As we left the mail room, in our hands were college notices, inviting us to order announcements with the school logo embellished on top.
I wasn’t sending them out, seeing that the people I’d contact had [...] Read more:Money
The New Look! 2008-04-27 17:03:17 Well, here she is, up and running.
I have to say, deciding to buy a domain and host it has been a great decision so far. I bought the domain late last night, and it’s already working great! If I’d known it would be this easy, I’d have done it long ago!
How did I afford it?
If [...]
The Way to Wealth: Rudeness? 2008-04-26 20:01:41 I know someone in her 40s, once a beauty model and now a career woman. She prides herself on her skill set, her life’s accomplishments, her satisfaction in a job well-done. She makes well over six figures.
She’s also the most obnoxious, meanest, most selfish person I know. I get the pleasure of dealing with her [...] Read more:Wealth
Blogger vs. Wordpress 2008-04-23 22:12:20 OK, blogging buddies, I need your advice: should I stick with Wordpress
, or do I switch to Blogger
?
Originally, I chose WP because of its more varied templates and popularity. I’d used blogspot for other, personal things, and WP seemed new and different.
What I hate about WP: using the free version means I can’t alter my [...]
Money Story: Lunching 2008-04-22 20:04:12 Recently, my mom was invited out to lunch by Z, who wanted to pick her brain a little, regarding an organization Mom is involved in. They went to a average restaurant (Z picked), and Z ordered a meal that cost $12.99. Mom ordered something similar, maybe a little lower in cost.
The bill came, and Z [...] Read more:Lunching
, Money
Room in Progress 2008-04-21 07:46:51 Room in Progress
Originally uploaded by GG Chicago Gal
I’m still on that home decorating kick of a few weeks back, and here’s the latest update.
The duvet, IKEA: $50
The matching lamps, Linens N’ Things: $25
The rug, Urban Outfitters: $50
The round mirror–far wall–, Meijer: $60?
You’ll notice random papers [...]
What I Dreamed of, 3 Years Ago 2008-04-19 08:33:28 In the spirit of dreaming, I dug through my Internet archives to find this, a list of eight dreams/goals for my future. I wrote them in May 2005.
8. Speak at a seminar (about what I have no idea . . . but I figured one lofty goal wouldn’t hurt)*
7. Marry and have kids (or adopt/ [...] Read more:Years
Raise Your Hand if You’ve Tried Online Dating! 2008-04-18 08:37:32 You know, no matter how many times I see those smiling couples on eHarmony or match.com commercials, I still hang my head in embarrassment and shame when I admit I’ve tried them. Yes, I’m serious, both about trying online dating and about being humiliated. In fact, in the interest of full disclosure: I am mentally [...] Read more:Dating
Twitter 2008-05-04 00:02:14 Do you Twitter
? I just started an account a few days ago and am starting to get into it. Follow me here.
Salary Freeze = High Turnover 2008-05-03 11:10:54 My life has become a Business 101 class, and every day is a new lesson. Chapter one: you know nothing about being a manager. Chapter two: no, you really don’t. Chapter three: salary freezes stink, and there’s nothing you can do about them.
I wrote a few weeks ago about our salary freeze, which is still [...] Read more:Freeze
, Salary
, Turnover
On Giving, Not Enough 2008-05-04 14:59:35 A friend told me recently that I need to be more giving, which, to be honest, wounded my pride a little.
Because, really, I like to think I’m a pretty giving person. I track what I give and where I give it, so I know how much money is going to someone not-myself.
So I told Friend [...] Read more:Enough
, Giving
Open my Wallet: Friends Coming 2008-05-06 22:17:48 My best friend and her family are coming to visit me this weekend! I haven’t seen their little guy for a whole year, and I’m so excited to see how he’s changed, not to mention to see my friend, who’s five months along with Baby #2, and her husband, who’s deep into his first Big [...] Read more:Friends
58th Carnival of Money Stories 2008-05-06 08:12:56 The 58th Carnival
of MoneyStories
is up at Free from Broke.
My post, Money Story: Graduation Announcements, is one of those featured.
Go take a look!
Money Story: Why Does She Get Presents? 2008-05-05 18:59:18 There are these two people I know, both female, both planning their upcoming weddings, both their first.
R is middle-aged and well-established in her career. K has been working for three (four?) years. They’re both in education, both at the same school.
Despite the huge age differences and despite what many people would say, these ladies both [...] Read more:Money
, Presents
Best Job Task So Far: 2008-05-07 18:39:51 Telling someone she’s promoted.
Pretty much made my day. Really.
Makeup Alley Visitors 2008-05-07 18:37:25 I saw that I’m getting some traffic today from a message board on a site called Makeup
Alley. If you’re coming from there, or if you know about it: give me the 411.
What is it? What is it for? I want to know!
Scrolling through the site just now, I see it’s about different beauty products [...] Read more:Visitors
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