Writer’s block? Or no time?
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve had a bit of a writer’s block lately. The posts have been infrequent, the writing lackluster. Frankly it feels a little like my life: Piles of mail lie around, unopened. The shower curtain I ordered and now hate sits in a corner, waiting to be returned. My hair hasn’t [...]
Happy today
It’s been 14 days without a post! I can’t believe how badly I’m slacking. In my defense, I have been working 12-hour days for the last two weeks so there hasn’t been much time to write (that’s on top of the 2-hour commute). Even today there’s not really time to write, but it’s killing me [...]
Nicole Mladic, 29, of Oak Park, Ill., is an award-winning Public Relations professional. Her blog, The Budgeting Babe, created in November 2004, chronicles her journey from over-spender to power saver. Nicole has been quoted on the CBS Evening News, in Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal online, US News & World Report, www.msnbc.com, Yahoo! Finance [...]
S.O.R.- Save Our Readers
As the author of The Budgeting Babe, I get a bevy of questions from readers that I’m unfortunately unable to answer due to my general lack of financial savvy beyond the basics. However, I happen to have some really amazingly knowledgeable financial friends that are willing to step in and serve as a resource from [...]
We need to talk
Ah, the four words that make boyfriends cringe. We Need to Talk. Go ahead and get comfortable first. Grab a glass of wine. Turn off the TV. Kick off your shoes. Comfy? Good. Because we need to get serious here. According to last week’s poll, 20 percent of you don’t keep a budget. I guess [...]
