Posted in Blogging on May 30, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Do I change the template too frequently?
Let me know what you think about this one, or if you prefer I go back to the old one. OR, if you just want me to stick to one look, any look, for at least several months!
Thanks guys.
Posted in Gifts, Saving on May 28, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I just received $120 from an old friend of Mom’s for my graduation. I don’t know the old gentleman (OG) very well, although my biggest impression of him is how independent he is, as a ninetysomething. Definitely inspirational.
Anyhow, the money will go into my big pool of money (well, or not so big, depending on [...]
Posted in Goals on May 24, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I just spent $18 on stationery. But it’s not just any stationery, it’s Crane stationery. Sheets and notes with whimsical or elegant designs that demand you to write something meaningful, something witty, something worthy to be imprinted on such fine paper.
I’m fairly sure I won’t will exceed my $90 budget this week.
Anyhow, I got the [...]
Posted in Mom on May 13, 2007 | 10 Comments »
…but even better don’t shop and don’t buy anything you don’t need.
Hmmm… that doesn’t quite have the same tone to it, does it?
In honor of Mother’s Day, here are some lessons she taught me.
1. Don’t buy something cheap if you don’t need it: I certainly know I’ve been guilty of this many, many [...]
Posted in Goals, School, Spending on May 10, 2007 | 11 Comments »
I’ll be graduating soon. I can’t believe that four years have gone by, just like that. Mom can believe it, though. Especially because she can finally stop writing the $3,000 tuition checks every month.
A couple years ago my college’s tuition+room/board+expected miscellaneous expenses broke the $40,000 mark. Add in book money and plane tickets home, a [...]
Posted in School on May 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »
…But only if you live in Chicago.
Artists’ Frame Service is offering FREE college diploma framing (a $125 value) from May 14 to July 31.
Just take your diploma to one of their three locations (Lincoln, Highland Park, or Clybourn Shopping Corridor) and select your framing. This offer is good for one diploma per graduate, any year, [...]
Posted in Goals, Life on May 4, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Delayed gratification is good for financial planning, but be careful not to take it too far. That doesn’t mean just break out the credit cards and spend like there’s no tomorrow, but if you really want to do something, make room for it (in your budget and in your schedule).
One of my friends once told [...]
Posted in Food on May 2, 2007 | 5 Comments »
This is what I’d spend money on.
Although I can’t help but think that you’d be disappointed no matter how good of an experience you have, just because the expectations will be so high.
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