2010 Here We Come

December 29th, 2009 by Jessica
Respond

I’m getting caught up. I took November off to work on my NaNoWriMo project (a one-month challenge to write a novel in 30 days). I had to stop [...] Continue Reading…

Tags: UncategorizedComments

I’ll be back, Debember 1st.

November 1st, 2009 by Jessica
Respond

I expect I’ll post a few times this month, but my progress is being seriously hampered by a grand project I’ve undertaken–National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo).

Most of [...] Continue Reading…

Tags: UncategorizedComments

Recycling, saving money and raising money!

October 18th, 2009 by Jessica
Respond

I sold a used smartphone to this company a while back. I could not believe how easy it was!! They sent me the shipping carton and paid shipping [...] Continue Reading…

Tags: cash  cell phonesComments

$1 Dinners: Roasted Heaven Under Earth at $0.54 A Serving

October 13th, 2009 by Jessica
Respond

I love this time of year, and I especially love my neighborhood green-market.  Their selection of vegetables is truly marvelous.  I was out there yesterday and went wild with [...] Continue Reading…

Tags: foodComments

Snowflake Money

October 8th, 2009 by Jessica
Respond

I learned from my friend Peter at Bible Money Matters about CashCrate.com to earn money by taking surveys online. He’s been doing this with pretty good success for the past year [...] Continue Reading…

Tags: incomeComments

Financially Preparing for Disaster?

October 7th, 2009 by Jessica
Respond

Dear Readers:  I’d like to turn to you for some thoughts and advice on this.

Here’s the situation.  We live in a lovely condo in a planned community alongside a [...] Continue Reading…

Tags: UncategorizedComments

Working On A Price Book

October 2nd, 2009 by Jessica
Respond

I’d learned about using a Price Book first from The Tightwad Gazette, but also found this great post on the topic at another great blog, No Credit Needed. 

I’m going [...] Continue Reading…

Tags: UncategorizedComments

Coupons for Contacts

October 1st, 2009 by Jessica
Respond

Just got this coupon in my email today. I thought I’d pass it along in case any readers wear contacts.

Tags: UncategorizedComments

Frugal Halloween

September 30th, 2009 by Jessica
Respond

So, I don’t know about your house, but here we do Halloween to the hilt. It’s about the only fun, low-pressure holiday out there. Nobody gets bent out of [...] Continue Reading…

Tags: Holiday  frugal livingComments