Most of you know that I'm a coupon freak. I'm not as obsessive or on top of it as I was when I started, but I do have quite a freezer/pantry full. I cleaned out my pantry a few weeks ago. As I expected, I found more than a few expired items. For a cheapskate, this is ultra-frustrating. We're also working on building up our emergency fund, … [Read more...]
Archives for December 28, 2009
Good Habits are Easy to Break
I haven't been making my bed. This is the habit I've had since day one of this process. I read in How Not to be a Messy (one of the millions of books I've read about changing my slobbish ways) that if you don't make your bed, you're not actually serious about changing. If you keep up with all of the "why make it when I'm just going to get right … [Read more...]
Reality . . . for people who aren’t Oprah
I may have mentioned this before, but I saw an Oprah years ago where she was talking to a woman with lots of problems, and the state of her home was just one. They showed pictures of a kitchen piled high with dishes EVERYWHERE, and the woman said that that was just from one weekend. Oprah looked at her and said something like, "A kitchen canNOT … [Read more...]