Archive for January, 2007
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Potluck Dinners - Tacky or Frugal?
Energi Gal here with another post for Lazy Man…
The holidays have come and gone. During the season the topic of potluck dinners came to discussion. If you host a potluck dinner, are you tacky or financially smart? Growing up, my mother always told me that potluck dinners were tacky. If you invite [...]Popularity: 1% [?]
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Taking the $10,000 Challenge
Free Money Finance is challenging himself to earn an $10,000 this year. While I disagree with his use of the 10% compounding, the goal is noble. Many personal finance bloggers are looking to save money and rarely are looking to make more. Needless to say, it got my attention.
Yesterday he unveiled a [...]Popularity: 1% [?]
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Shopping Online vs. Purchasing in a Store
There was a time when I believed shopping to be the same as purchasing. I could almost use them synonymously in a sentence. I’m betting that much of America feels the same way today.
I have changed. I now evaluate what I buy with a lot more scrutiny than I did in the past. Largely, this [...]Popularity: 1% [?]
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My Make-up Budget for One Day - $1400
No, I’m not Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, or Britney Spears. In fact I’ve never worn make-up except for that time when… well… no one wants to read about that.
A few weeks ago, Energi Gal (EG) started the following e-mail chain from work:
EG: Is $1400 too much to spend on hair and make-up for the [...]Popularity: 1% [?]
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Mattress Discount Season?
Energi Gal and I stepped into a Macy’s Furniture store yesterday in hopes of putting a mattress on our registry. It feels a little weird to put something so expensive on the list. I can’t imagine that 20 our closest friends are going to coordinate such a purchase. However, Energi Gal has a friend who [...]
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