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What I Spent My special talent: killing air plants. And that is why I did not buy one of these cute little air plant guys …

This week, I am thankful: for the many faces of Chiquita This is why we forgive her for all of her crimes. that I get …

At the beginning of last month, a reader asked me in a comment if my advice for my girls about dating has changed from what …

1. I got a small Christmas tree With the way the semester end is bumping up so close to Christmas, I got a very late …

Hi Kristen, I am a long time reader (10 ish years), but hardly ever comment.  I have two questions for you. For dinner one night …

What I Spent First up, these peaches from Aldi are SO good. They’re a holiday item, and they’re not terribly inexpensive (maybe $3 for the …

This week, I am thankful: that third semester is DONE! I am officially 75% of the way through my nursing program now; just one more …

But that requires too much thinking. And my brain is so tired from exam-studying, I need to write something that takes a minimum of mental …

Mannnn, these are always hard when it gets down to finals week! I feel like I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel. 1. I used …

I have a frugal question about house temperature as it starts to get colder. Where do you personally draw the line at comfort for thermostat …

What I Spent I haven’t done one single bit of Christmas decorating, so I keep forgetting it even IS December! I spent: $56 at Aldi …

This week, I am thankful: that by next Thankful Thursday, I will be done, done, done with my semester My final is next Wednesday, and …

A week from today, I have my final exam for this semester. Woohoo!   So, here are some random things from my life/brain. I dropped …

1. I got some cat freebies on Buy Nothing Someone was giving away a few cat toys, and since Chiquita is very good at playing …

WilliamB sent me this as a prompt for a discussion here: At what level of income or wealth do you think it’s inappropriate to try …