Posted in Spending on April 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Prepare to be amazed. Basically everything in the room is from thrift stores or flea markets.
Yes, I have now officially found my inspiration. (The guy’s a professional designer. He can probably make a burlap sack in the living room look like art). I’m not going to rush into anything in terms of furniture buying for [...]
Posted in Food, Spending on April 27, 2007 | 4 Comments »
One of the areas that I can never feel sorry about spending money on is food.
If I felt just a bit more guilty about that $20 sushi dinner or $15 tea, scones and finger sandwiches or $10 fajitas or $5 cream puffs or even $3 lattes that my credit card bills would be so much [...]
Posted in Shopping, Spending on April 24, 2007 | 17 Comments »
I went to Target, picked up cards for Mom and Grandma for Mother’s Day. Originally I had in my hands $3.99 cards, but after a moment I replaced them with $2.99 cards.
Then I proceeded to feel guilty for the REST OF THE WAY HOME.
I hope I’m not too terrible a daughter (or granddaughter) for wanting [...]
Posted in Life on April 23, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Bank of America customers get free admission for themselves and a guest to selected museums during May 2007.
Just show your Bank of America ATM, check or credit card or MBNA card and get into more than 85 museums in the Northeast and California.
Here are a some museums that are part of the program (check the [...]
Posted in Life, Travel on April 19, 2007 | 5 Comments »
…because fulfilling your wanderlust doesn’t come cheap.
Here are some great programs that offer free or paid travel, cultural, study, or work opportunities for students. In addition to the travel, you have the chance to make contacts, meet new people, and experience another culture and country as something other than just a tourist.
For high-schoolers:
1. Congress-Bundestag Youth [...]
Posted in Spending on April 16, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Am I too old to buy this item?
I mean, it’s more of an educational product than a toy, right?
[Hat tip to Dimples]
Posted in Books, Life on April 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Kurt Vonnegut,
b. November 11, 1922.
d. April 11, 2007.
I only read a few of his stories in Welcome to the Monkey House, but “Long Walk to Forever” was one of my favorites.
If you have a chance, read it. It’s short and simple, but, wow.
Here is an excerpt:
They had grown up next door to each other, [...]
Posted in Debt on April 12, 2007 | 16 Comments »
You heard that right.
I just spoke to the student loan department. It turns out that because my loan was from a private foundation, they have subsized the interest for the duration of my college education (this I knew), and for the rest of the life of the loan (this I didn’t know and was VERY [...]
Posted in School on April 2, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Today I got a letter of invitation to join the Phi Beta Kappa chapter of my college. Almost four years of overcoming procrastination with desperate cramming fueled by extra large lattes have paid off.
In exchange for this honor, I wrote check for an one-time fee of $80. But it’s money that I am happy [...]
Posted in Budget, Life on April 2, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Alternate title: Things you don’t think about paying for until you have to pay for them yourself.
While tinkering with PearBudget I had my first taste of the “sticker shock” of living. I understood the major expenses: rent, utilities, food, student loans, etc. Still, there are some things that I’ve never considered and now have to [...]
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