Tales from a frugal-centric, fitness-crazed, food lovin' gal.
Posted in Life on Dec 31st, 2006
You can apply here or here to get $50 bonuses for opening up a new Sharebuilder account and making one trade. Costco members can get a $70-90 bonus through the end of today (12/31/06). As Jonathan pointed out on My Money Blog, you can go about this in two ways. Open up an account with [...]
Posted in Life on Dec 30th, 2006
Hello everyone! I’ve been in Chicago for three full days now and the weather has been absolutely GORGEOUS. It’s been in the upper 30s to mid-40s everyday, with clear skies and nice brisk fall-like weather. Just perfect. It’s supposed to get colder the rest of the week, with possible rain tomorrow, which could put a [...]
Posted in Life on Dec 26th, 2006
Success! I’ve been wanting to add a list of my favorite links for a while now, but didn’t think it was possible on LiveJournal. For this and other reasons, I’ve been having thoughts of moving over to a more blog-friendly site (like BlogSpot). But I’m currently content now that I’ve figured this out. Plus I [...]
Posted in Finance on Dec 26th, 2006
I finally finished The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing. Just in time too, since I have to take it back to the library today In this book, the authors (self-proclaimed “Bogleheads”) outline the principles of John C. Bogle, founder and retired chairman of the Vanguard Group. It’s an awesome book for beginning investors who are just [...]
Posted in Life on Dec 25th, 2006
I must have been a very good girl this year to deserve so many wonderful presents. My roomates will be shocked when they come home. Why? Well, for one the house is in an ultra-clean state. Something that is much simpler to accomplish without two boys being around =-). And secondly, the kitchen has undergone [...]
Posted in Life on Dec 24th, 2006
Tabblo is a new photo sharing website that allows you to make collage-like posters or picture books that you can then purchase or share online. They have a special offer for a free 4×4 book, a 11×17 poster or 40 4×6 prints. I personally got extremely frustrated with the editing software after about 30 minutes [...]
Posted in Life on Dec 24th, 2006
Today I saw Charlotte’s Web with my mom and grandma. It was pretty darned cute. And I must confess, I shed a tear or two. It’s amazing how emotional the death of a spider can be. That concludes the festival of free movie madness. I’ve seen more movies in the theatre in the last two [...]
Posted in Life on Dec 22nd, 2006
Here are two more downloadable TMF forms. The Frutmost expires soon (12/31/06). I’ve been meaning to try some pomegranate juice, so now I can try it for free! 32oz Frutmost Pomegranate Juice TMFMail in rebate up to $5.99. Limit one per household. Original store receipt, rebate form, and bottle cap required for rebate. Offer expires 12/31/06. [...]
