Steam Punk Bling Who says handmade and unique has to be expensive? I bought a pair of these earrings and love them. I’ll be going back for more of this artist’s creations. They turn humble hardware – washers, in this case – into a…
I am pretty much done when it comes to Christmas shopping. But there is always a last minute item or two that escaped my advance-planning-and-take-advantage-of-free-shipping-and-online-sales campaign. It’s inevitable. I will probably think of it today since yesterday was free shipping…
I’ve been trying to find time all week to go to Costco but haven’t managed it. So I thought this might be a good time to try out Alice.com. This grocery shopping site launched earlier this year, offers free shipping…
I rent a PO Box from a UPS Store near my office. I was in there recently picking up packages, waiting in line behind a woman who wanted two things: A resized printout of a photo someone had emailed her…
I recently had an argument with my husband over the price of Zombie-white contact lenses for use in a Halloween costume. (We love Halloween and take the costume bit rather seriously.) It was a stupid argument, admittedly. He thought something…
I recently placed an order for some lotions at Beauty.com. At the end of the checkout process, I was asked to choose three free samples. I picked mostly perfumes because those tiny sample perfume bottles are so handy for traveling….
Have you ever had a brilliant idea for a product? I’ve had many over the years. Some of them seemed life changing at the moment of inspiration. But I can’t remember a single one of them now. The ideas come…
I stumbled onto this purse at eBags.com that I like while I was looking for something else. I don’t really need this bag. But it is awfully sweet. I sure would like to have it. And if it wasn’t so expensive,…
My kids are only just beginning to brush up against the teen years but I’m already worried about how we are going to pay for college. I recently spoke to Grant Baldwin, the author of Brokepiggy.com, a site full of…
If you read the news you know that unemployment is bad. Does that mean that everyone is sitting around in their underwear, watching daytime TV, and waiting for the repo man? I know there is probably some of that. But…
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