Yesterday I had an appointment at a women’s clinic for my yearly pap smear.  They seemed to be behind schedule which had me sitting in the waiting room for about 30 minutes.   While sitting there this lady comes through the front door with her daughter.  The woman looked like she was in her early 20’s

  This week has been a great week for me.  I have a cousin who is in the process of finishing her Masters degree.  She really does have her hands full with being a full-time nurse, mother to two young kids and being a wife.  She convinced me to write her final paper for her marketing class. 

  I have finally calmed down.  I have finally stopped crying and wanting to sock Mr. Taxman in his belly.  Two days ago I recieved a notice from the IRS stating that I still owed them $726 from 2005!  No fucking way was my first response.  I specifically remember paying that bill since it was the

    I will never stay at this Hilton again!  My cousin came to Beverly Hills on sunday from out of town and I was nice enough to show her around.  For the next two days I showed her around and used the hotel’s self parking services.  I wanted to be nice so I offered to pay

The fiance opened an interesting letter this morning from Wells Fargo bank. The letter stated that they needed his signature for his business account. The fiance has had an account with them for over 10 years and was utterly confused. We thought maybe they screwed it up with my business account that

Before you head to the store this week, plan your meals around fresh fruits and vegetables that are currently in season, and get the best deals. An easy way to save on fruits and vegetables is to buy what’s in season. Here’s a guide to help you identify the best produce deals month-by-month: January oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, tangelos,

  If you’ve read my philosophy & history, you know I’m saving for a down payment, and this blog is all the deals, discounts, freebies, and tricks I’m learning along the way.  My friends know I yearn to own, so they’re on the lookout for cheap Chicago real estate for me.  One of them sent me

It’s finally summer! Nathan and I have arrived in Eastern WA for the summer and already have had a blast. I thought I would share some of our favorite summer savings tips! Cheap Sunburn Treatment: I am allergic to aloe vera, I know I know, it sounds strange, but I really am! When I get a sunburn,

I’m a non-traditional veterinary technician student. Most of my classmates are just out of high school. I’m not. Some of them are just getting engaged and have most things paid for by their parents. I’m married, have been for four years, and we are paying for (most) everything on our own.

Sometimes, well, usually when we have steak, we have one piece left over. Two days ago I cooked two club steaks. They were not the best steaks I’ve ever cooked but they were edible and as usual, we had a little less than 1/2 of a steak left over. Ok, I admit it was mine.