Posts Tagged ‘Saving’

Have fun in the Here and Now.

In defiance of procrastination, an activity (or, um, “activity”) with which many of us are skillfully and intimately familiar, we are going to cut right to the point in this article: Have fun…now! It’s a not-so-novel idea that
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Fewer Parking Tickets, More Money to Park.

The parking authority in my town has a cheeky sense of Christmas spirit: Two days before the holiday, as I got into my car to make the long drive north, I found a little Santa-Come-Early gift. Make that
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My Cash-Only Countdown.

It’s T minus one day until I start my life with no credit cards. I can’t lie: I’m a little terrified. It’s not like I put most of my purchases, or even half of my purchases, on the
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Regifting: Once under wraps, it’s now a perfectly “acceptable” spending strategy.

Ah, yes, the fine art of regifting. A moral quandary or shrewd shopping? Still up for debate, sure, but it’s not totally déclassé. After all, even Jackie Onassis regifted: As an anniversary present, she gave her 2nd husband a
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Confessions of a spendaholic. (Don’t tell dad.)

I had an epiphany this past weekend. I was with my mother and my grandmother reminiscing about the good ole days. We were joking about how the things we purchased on shopping trips with Mom absolutely – without
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