Nov 20, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Save $ |
I heard something interesting on the radio yesterday morning. It was on KRLD news talk radio, and I’ve looked for it online, but I couldn’t find it. I did find something similar, but the radio version must have been the recap. Basically, they were...
Nov 18, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Save $
I decided to take my 14 year old car in to be repaired, as it’s been 5 years since I’ve had any major work done to it. Of course, I do keep up with the oil changes and regular maintenance items. My car is old, and runs wonderfully well. It’s an...
Nov 15, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
My initial answer to that question would be no, but not anymore, after seeing what happened to my friend yesterday. I’m sure this question had never crossed her mind, nor did she ever think she would have to move in a matter of hours. I got the 911 text...
Nov 10, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
I promised my kids a movie and a trip to Game Stop yesterday. They had their own money to spend on games and I paid for the movie. Interesting lessons learned: New release days. Yesterday was the release date for the Call of Duty: Black Ops game. I had no idea...
Nov 9, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
Today, I am showcasing something Amy bought for me. Now I don’t encourage buying anything from a retail store, but I have to say, this little guy is funny and I think he might be my new mascot for trash society. !!??!?!??? Seriously? I can understand one tag,...
Nov 8, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Recycle |
I love the concept of freecycle.org, however, I have the worst luck actually getting anything. I’ve responded to emails the second they hit my inbox, and the stuff seems to be gone. It’s like calling into a radio station to be the 63rd caller. Do they...
Nov 5, 2010 | Ideas, No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
Last night at dinner, I was having a conversation about not being wasteful, mostly with food, but really anything else. In efforts to not be wasteful, the conversation quickly lead to the subject of expiration dates. Expiration dates are helpful in many ways, but...
Nov 4, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Thrift store |
The challenge has been challenging this week. I get my kids clothes at thrift stores or they are hand-me-downs (or handy-downs as Cole calls them), which has worked nicely for a long time. It’s still working, but here are some of the difficulties. Boys vs....
Nov 3, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
Trained shopping monkeys. I went grocery shopping last night. After reading the statistics about how Americans throw away almost half of the food they purchase, either by the food going bad before they cook it or plate leftovers, I was trying to be more conscious...
Oct 26, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
I know!! But I had a good reason! Three actually… #1 – Friendship My friend Susan, who is a walking miracle and an awesome woman, can’t drive right now. She had major surgery and is on a no driving restriction for several months. I’m off...
Oct 25, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print
This made me smile. A reusable express mail envelope? I don’t use any type of mail system very often so I had no idea UPS was doing this. Is DHL and FedEx doing this too? The little tag line is: Use. Reuse. Then recycle. I like that, but I would change it...
Oct 24, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
I was paging through a girly magazine as I getting my hair done last week. ‘Done’ meaning colored… So this isn’t my normal choice of magazine, as I prefer art, life or business themes, however I thought I would look just to see what the hype...
Oct 23, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
Let me start by saying I’m not a baseball fan, but I did watch the Texas Rangers game last night and it’s pretty cool that they’re going to the World Series. As I typically do with any sports games, including the Superbowl, I watch for the...
Oct 14, 2010 | Ideas, No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
I would have loved to be in the brainstorming meeting when the Skechers people thought this was a good idea… Exactly copying Toms Shoes, marketing program and compassion program? Why? The compassion part is understandable if they are wanting to make a...
Oct 8, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
My friend down the street told immediately when “The Book” came out, and as she said, “This is so everything you’re against.” I really don’t like being against things, I’d rather be for things that are good, but it’s...
Oct 3, 2010 | Ideas, No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
Is charitable marketing good? I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, as it’s a huge and fast-growing trend. It works, but is it ethical and trustworthy? As David Frey wrote on frugalmarketing.com, “Many savvy small businesses are affiliating...
Sep 28, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Save $ |
Today I decided to do a little bit of landscaping now that the weather is a bit cooler. Frying in my yard is not at the top of my happy list. I started pulling weeds in the front, working my way around the house. When I was over by my bedroom window, I heard a...
Sep 18, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print
I’m disappointed. I can’t shop at Aaron Brothers now because of my challenge, however I do recommend the place for art canvases, especially when they have the ‘buy one, get one for a penny’ sale. A friend of mine forwarded me an email about...
Sep 8, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print |
I was reading in Romans yesterday morning in The Message version of the Bible. I had to do a triple take. Did they actually use a brand name in the Holy Bible??? Romans 8:3-4 (The Message) 3-4God went for the jugular when he sent his own Son. He didn’t deal...
Aug 12, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Save $
I guess you could call it shopping. I shopped around for renewable energy plans and solar energy systems over the past two weeks. Here’s what I found. My utility provider is Stream Energy. My one year contract was up last month, so I decided to shop around....
Aug 11, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print
Let me just say, if you are making a donation of any type of stuff, and you happen to have have a leftover stash of biohazard bags, please don’t place your donations in them. I’m quite sure there are other uses for biohazard bags besides putting...
Aug 2, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Save $
I’m power cleaning my house and working all weekend, so not much time to even think about shopping… not that I would if I had time though. It takes a lot of motivation and energy to clean the house. Having less stuff does make it easier, as there’s...
Jul 24, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Save $, Thrift store |
Houston, we have a prob… challenge. It’s time to buy school supplies. The boys dad is buying their new shoes, which is good, because I have had a difficult time finding used ones for them. I suppose it would be helpful if I knew what size they wore! I...
Jul 22, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Save $
Grocery shopping is the only shopping I’ve done lately, and really the only shopping I’ve had any desire for. I went to Sprouts last night, as I have a few select things I like to get there. Tuna steaks and kabobs mostly. Their seafood is not smelly....
Jul 9, 2010 | Ideas, No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Recycle, Save $, Thrift store |
Just when you think you’ve seen it all… My friend E got an amazing espresso machine for Christmas last year. It takes little pods (they call them capsules), similar to the Keurig machines. E needed to stop at the retail store to buy some more pods. Now...
