Credit card report
My credit card bill has arrived. Ordinarily, this is the moment of the month when I bury the bill under paperwork and run the other way until the last minute before it’s due (thus, eliminating the need to actually think about my purchasing habits). This month, however, for your reading pleasure, I’m posting it. My [...]
A Great Pair of Pants
I have this really great pair of black pants. I honestly would wear them every day if I could. They never wrinkle, never stain (stains just rinse right off), make my legs look long and my waist small. The best part about them? They were free. A taller friend accidentally shrunk them and handed them [...]
More Bad News for Brides-to-Be
According to CNN, the total national cost for weddings now tops $125 billion – more than the total GDP of Ireland. (http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/20/pf/weddings/index.htm) The average national cost now hovers somewhere around $26,000 – a 73 percent increase during the past 15 years, according the study. In Chicago, the $30,000 price tag is nothing new – we’ve [...]
Financial Advice in the News
Solid advice from the Chicago Tribune’s Your Money team this weekend. Baltimore columnist Eileen Ambrose in this week’s Chicago Tribune. Read it here:http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/sns-yourmoney-0515ambrose,0,5384742.story From the article: “Here are some financial steps to put new grads on a sound financial path: — Emergency fund. The Consumer Federation of America recently surveyed women ages 18 and up [...]
Taxi!
Last night I headed into the city to attend a going away party for a fabulous friend (and a fellow Budgeting Babe!). Brian and I arrived at the bar early, planning not to stay long due to our limited budget, but three hours and five drinks later, we were pretty comfortable – turns out the [...]
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