Yesterday, I went to Wal-Mart, the devil store because I spend way too much money there, and splurged on a pregnancy craving (at least I am using it as a good excuse at this point HAHA) - ramen noodles.  I realize, before you give me a hard time about the sodium, they are horrible nutritionally.  ...

Lately we have known way too many people who have lost thier jobs.  Karen and I just wanted to let you know that we are praying for all of you who are struggling, regardless of your job status.  But we are especially praying for those of you looking for jobs. These last few weeks, my family has be...

What they mean. A boomburg is one of the countless cookie-cutter suburban communities that sprung up like mushrooms during the housing booms of recent decades. A boomburb is a rapidly growing, sprawling city of 100,000 or more on the edge of a major metropolitan area. A boomburb has the look and fee...

I love drifting around the net.  And to answer your questions, no.  I have not found the end of the Internet yet.  But what I did find were some great sites and great deals.  So I thought I would show you some really great finds.  It’s great.  Do you feel great yet?  HAHA Baby Cheapskat...

We've shown you ways to lower your energy and water bills. And by paying all of your bills electronically, you'll save not only some of your hard-earned cash—fewer stamps to buy and checks to write—but also natural resources. The PayItGreen Alliance, a nonprofit coalition of financial-se...

I pay on average, $5 per hour for a baby sitter.  My son goes to bed at 7:30 so most of the night, the sitter just has to watch TV.  I pay a minimum of $20, usually, no matter how long we are gone.  My husband and I went to see a movie the other night.  We went to a 9:30 movie so the baby sitter...

Karen wrote a post about the mom who had octuplets in California.  Let me be politically incorrect here… Be very careful how quickly you ask the government to step in and help those kids.  No matter what our opinion of these kids and their mom is, do you really want the government to step in...

Yesterday, I talked about comparison shopping by unit price.  There are a few things to remember about bulk buying or comparison shopping. If the store you find the best deals at is far from you, consolidate trips or choose wisely.  You might do without for a few days until you can justify the tri...

I hate to hear about anyone losing their homes.  I really hate to hear about celebrities losing their homes as they make so much more money than we do as regular folks.  But too, unfortunately, let us know that hard times have hit everyone. NY Daily News has a list of celebrities who, like some of...

The Wall Street Journal  sent five people out to buy five different items at five different retailers. All the products purchased came with rebates. All five people correctly filled out the necessary paperwork to get the rebates. Yet only one person actually got money back. That’s only 20 pe...