I have a long history with cell phones, unlike most people my age. Yes, it's common now for 13-year-olds to walk around with Razrs, text messaging each other and driving up their parents' bills, but 7 years ago, I was the only 13-year-old at my … [Continue reading]
Festival of Frugality #57
FIRE Finance has post the Festival of Frugality #57, and put it in an excellent story form! It's a hoot to read! (My submission made it, "Turn Up The Heat?") I promise my next post will be something substantial. We've been in the middle of this … [Continue reading]
3 Blog Carnivals, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Can I just say "Whoa!?!" Poorer Than You made it into three different blog carnivals today! My post "Where Did That Come From?" about how I got into credit card debt, was featured in the Carnival of Credit Card #2 over at Credit Card … [Continue reading]
Decluttering More Than My Finances
One of my major goals upon returning home was to declutter my life. I have, by and large, far too much stuff for only having been on this planet twenty years. I'm clearly a packrat - I have large amounts of trouble letting go of any memento of any … [Continue reading]
Instant Money!
I just rolled up the change that was in my coin jar. I don't know exactly when the last time I did this was, just since I found some 2005 nickels at the bottom of the jar, I think that it's probably only been a year and a half or so. I don't know … [Continue reading]