Posts tagged as "Money"

Posted by Carolyn on 5th August 2010
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Frugal is the New Black

Friends and family have called me “thrifty”, “cheap” and “miserly”. I’m OK with that categorization as I don’t think (I hope) that I don’t come across as a crotchety old bag about it. Granted, those closest to me might feel the sting of my miserly nature more acutely, but I don’t see the point of [...]

Posted by Carolyn on 6th October 2008
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The Economy Sucks

I need new work pants. But today, after paying the mortgage and Tim’s health insurance (college students just don’t magically get health care, you know) I had to temporarily transfer some money out of savings just to cover those two things (and any other damn bill that comes up) until I get paid on Friday. [...]