Winter Must Haves, From Skin to Socks, for Cold Weather Wimps
Hair flying up everywhere and sticking to your face, skin so dry it embarrassingly flakes around the rough parts, chapped lips, frozen toes and a general need for constant caffeination … yup, it’s the middle of winter. Being a cold weather native, you’d think I’d be immune to freezing temps, one of those chaps who [...]
New Finance Bloggers, New Fun, New Friends
Restarting The Budgeting Babe after a long hiatus has been a little more challenging than anticipated. For one, I’m not sure I entirely understand WordPress as much as I did Blogger. Also, the landscape has changed considerably. I feel like the blogosphere has become a lot more commercialized, which makes it less fun for me [...]
Christmas Shopping on December 23
Well folks, it’s time for the true procrastinators like me to go Christmas shopping. I am ashamed to admit that I got nothing done early this year. No decorations up, no holiday cards out yet, no presents bought. I am a holiday slacker. The only thing I have done so far is bake cookies. So [...]
My first car: A major purchase update in three parts (PART 3)
Part III, the conclusion: Subaru Outback – FTW! After spending several summer weeks browsing sweltering car lots, test-driving fancy new models and listening to sales pitches (could car salesmen’s offices be any more dreary, btw?), I was ready to buy my first car: A Silver Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium with all-wheel drive (standard), all-weather package [...]
My First Car: A Major Purchase Update, in Three Parts (PART 2)
Part II: Exploration (aka Shopping Around) Once I determined that I wanted to buy a car, I enlisted my man-friend, B, to serve as my stoic sidekick on this epic journey. Not only had he bought a car before, he is also very tall and can be slightly intimidating to outsiders. Given the combination of [...]
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