The $300 couch that I paid $600 for - lesson learned

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

I try to live below my means. I hate the thought that a big chunk of my money goes to debt instead of into savings due to poor choices in the past. So, I try to be frugal and cut corners where I can.
There are someplaces where you just can’t cut corners though. And I […]

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Lucky Brand Jeans Black Friday Offers Start Thursday!

Posted by chica with issues under fashion and style issues

If you are a fan of Lucky Brand jeans but not their prices (I hear ya!) then listen up -
I gots the 411 on their Black Friday deals online and the money saving actually starts on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day!

Thanksgiving Day (11/27): 40% off everything Midnight to Midnight (Pacific Time) Get 40% off everything at Lucky […]

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Ouchie - California Unemployment Rate At 8.2%

Posted by chica with issues under job, career, school related issues

Wow, I saw the headline on Yahoo earlier that the unemployment rate in the state of California is up to 8.2%. Yikes, that is an awful lot of unemployed people!
It seems that it is so many that it is proving to be a bit of a hardship on the state’s unemployment fund. In fact, the […]

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Make New York Bus Charter Your Ride

Posted by chica with issues under Commercial Breaks

Are you planning a New York City area trip soon? If so, do you want to be able to see all of the sites without having to deal with driving your self around or even with navigating the sidewalks on foot? Well, if either of those are the case, why not sit back and relax […]

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Twilight?

Posted by chica with issues under general issues

I have a confession.
I have zero interest in this whole Twilight madness that seems to be taking everyone by storm. Zero. None. At all.
Don’t get me wrong - I enjoy vampires and fantasy books. I will stand in line for a Harry Potter movie for instance.
Twilight hasn’t interested me. Neither the movie nor the book […]

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People + Public Restrooms = Strangeness

Posted by chica with issues under general issues

Sometimes people do things that just leave me with one thought - wtf?
Imagine this -
You go into a public restroom. There are multiple stalls. All of them are empty. You choose one and enter. Moments later a second person enters the restroom. Before you know it she is in one of the stalls next to […]

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10 Things I Won’t Give Up To Save Money

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

Inspired by the same post on Fabulously Broke in the City, here is my list of 10 Things I Won’t Give Up To Save Money.
High speed internet - I depend on it for income, so it’s a no-go.
Laptop - I love being able to work from anywhere.
Organic fruits & veggies - I don’t eat things […]

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Housecleaning link & new MP3 album for $3.99 on Amazon

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

A little something I meant to do last week…
Thanks to The Sun’s Financial Diary for including one of my posts in Carnival of Personal Finance #177.
Also, check this out - Fearless, the new Taylor Swift album, is only $3.99 as an MP3 download on Amazon.com today.

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Got debt? Make money in your free time

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

If you are like me and have a lot of debt that you need to pay off then you have probably already realized the key to overcoming that debt. You simply must spend less than you make. If you do not, you will never be able to get out from under all of that debt.
If […]

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More on what I’m doing to change my life

Posted by chica with issues under personal development issues

A few days ago I confessed that I am addicted to buying domain names. I revealed that what I am doing is developing sites for income. The result of that is that I got to a point in February of this year where I was making more online than at my day job and did […]

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