From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Europe on a budget: Should we add Italy to our trip?

by Karen on March 31, 2009

When we started planning our Europe trip, we wanted to visit London; Paris; and Florence, Italy. After I started crunching numbers and planning a tentative itinerary, we decided that the added cost and extra travel time made Italy an impossibility. Since then several people have urged me to reconsider our decision to nix Italy. Two [...]

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I’m back with an announcement!

by Karen on March 28, 2009

After a whirlwind four-day trip to New York, I’m finally home. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot, but I’m absolutely exhausted. Traveling with an expense account is odd. I have to admit, it’s kind of thrown me off. For four days, my boss covered the tab for everyone at fancy restaurants. [...]

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Playing financial roulette

by Karen on March 26, 2009

Last week our debit card was declined. We had to pick up a few things at Target for my trip on Thursday night. The total was less than $15. When the cashier told us the card had been declined, we asked that he run it again. Declined again. Isn’t it scary when that happens? We [...]

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Time for new tires — or why I’m glad we have an emergency fund

by Karen on March 25, 2009

photo by kalebdf Last week Tony took the car in for an oil change and brake check. I wasn’t expecting the news he gave me when he came home. One of our tires had a bubble and needed to be replaced immediately. The other three were on their last legs and needed to be replaced [...]

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Am I sticking to it because it’s costing me?

by Karen on March 24, 2009

photo by ario_j It’s been almost three months since I joined a gym. Initially, I was concerned about the 12-month commitment. If my enthusiasm didn’t stick, I might end up stuck with a monthly fee for a gym membership that I wasn’t using. The good news is, that hasn’t happened. When going to the gym [...]

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