Monthly Archives: November 2009

Black Friday Shopping

Are you a Black Friday Shopper? I read an article today about Walmart’s new Black Friday deals, which are actually weekly specials all the way up to Black Friday. Okay, so next we’ll be having Black Friday sales in April. It’s like getting bombarded with Christmas ads before Halloween, why do we need an early [...]

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Tackling the Grocery Bill

I’ve been considering ways to manage my groceries better. It seems like I buy groceries but there’s never any food in the house. Here is the plan I’ve come up with, so far. 1.  Figure out how much I should spend on groceries. I have to have a set amount in the budget or it [...]

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Save Yourself First and then Give

I don’t know about you but after attending a Halloween parade at school, trick or treating at work, then trick or treating on Halloween within the neighborhood and family homes…I am stinkin glad Halloween is over. I’m seriously considering citing religious reasons so I don’t have to participate ever again. But, now we’re headed toward [...]

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