Cherry Delight
This weekend I went a post-holiday mini shopping spree at Gap. It started innocently enough – I went because I had a gift card from Old Navy, which is supposed to be redeemable at Gap, Banana and Old N. (all owned by the same company). I double-checked with the clerk, who told me the gift [...]
Cold
While riding the Metra this morning a cold, snow-covered Chicago passed by my window. As I noticed the mounting heaps of gray covering the terrain outside, my thoughts turned to the city’s homeless population. I felt my pink windburned cheeks, trying to imagine what it must feel like to loose shelter, to sleep outside on [...]
2005 Already Sucks
All my gloating about how 2004 was such a great year caught up to me. I spent the last few days nursing a toothache and managed to get a dentist appointment yesterday. After shaving a bit off my enamel to make room for some shifting – apparently two of my meaner teeth are bullying a [...]
Account update #2
My second-ever savings account statement says I earned $2.62 in interest this month. At this rate, I can buy myself a container of Lancome eyeshadow on pure profit by year’s end. Yeah, baby!
Reading for Budgeting Babes?
Since I started this Web site, I’ve been thinking about ditching my subscription to Self Magazine (the articles are always the same) and subscribing to a personal finance magazine. The only problem is, I’m not sure which publication is right for me. They’re all just so…boring. Money, Forbes, Inc., BusinessWeek…where’s all the celeb gossip and [...]
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