Sunday, August 30, 2015

The quest for "mom shorts"

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It has recently come to my attention that "mom jeans"—that high-waisted, narrow-legged, light-washed style that was once the (ampl...
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Savings Challenge, Week 24: Pay Your Credit Card Bill Every Week

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I'm still working my way through a small backlog of Bankrate Savings Challenges . Last week's is " Pay your credit card bill ev...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Money Crashers: How to Create a Home Inventory

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An item that's been on my to-do list for a while is to create a home inventory. For those who aren't familiar with this term—as I wa...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Savings Challenge, Week 23: Use Air Conditioning Efficiently

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We're just coming off a short but severe heat wave, with the heat index peaking at over 100 for several days in a row. Most of our neigh...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Salad of the Month: Rosy Summer Salad

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Today, the temperature climbed to a high of around 92, with the heat index peaking at 103. When Brian came home from work and asked what I w...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Money Crashers: Shop Local

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From time to time, I've written here about shopping locally: the ways in which I try to do it, and the reasons I wish I could do it more...
Saturday, August 15, 2015

The fruits of our labors, part 2

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This spring, our two-year old plum trees bloomed for the first time. We kept an eager eye on them throughout the spring and summer, watchin...