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November 2008

3 Tax Tips you can still do before ’08 ends! (they’re very sexy)

November 28, 2008

I got an email the other day from a Turbo Tax person (this is *not* a sponsored/paid article btw), and it had some pretty good tax tips up in thurrr. I figured i’d share them w/ you considering a) we only have a few weeks left in the year, and b) i’m too stuffed/tired to [...]

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Happy Funny Black Friday! Don’t forget to get me something.

November 28, 2008

Here’s this week’s jokey joke, found at frugal.families.com: A kindergarten teacher spent a few minutes each morning teaching a new word to her class. She would tell the class the word and its meaning, then ask them to come up with a few sentences that included the word for the day. One day, the teacher [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!

November 27, 2008

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! (and a happy “just take the day off anyways if you’re NOT a U.S. person” day!) Do’s today: eat a lot. drink a lot (beer, milk, whatever). sleep a lot. hang out with your family a lot. and play/watch football a lot! Don’ts today: watch hours of tv (unless it’s football). stay hidden [...]

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If a "Monopoly" movie came out, would we learn anything?

November 26, 2008

Well we’re about to find out!!! That’s right, it’s time to get excited my frugal kings and queens ;) According to many a websites out there, including this interesting one, Ridley Scott (of “Gladiator” fame) will be producing it, and it’ll be all 3-D like…there’s been a lot of haters talking about it lately, but [...]

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Call me paranoid, but I need cash @ home to feel safe…

November 25, 2008

A nice wad of cash too – like all rubberbanded and stuff ;) It’s all about feeling safe these days, and this helps me to do just that. And we all have our own “right” amounts. Some feel good w/ $100 tucked away, while others have $1,000 locked down somewhere. Sure you won’t be earning [...]

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Dear emails, stop trying to tempt me out of my money. Thx.

November 24, 2008

Remember the time i made a boo-boo and bought that bling water for $40.00? Well, that same company – Bling H20 – is at it again! I just got an email from them trying to pursuade my fragile little mind to pick up another bottle, although this time for a wopping $2,500! WOWZERS. It’s called [...]

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Would you Politically, and Publicly, sell out for $10,000?

November 21, 2008

This one may be my favorite yet. It’s not exactly a “would you rather” question, but it should definitely do the trick. You know why? Because it involves politics…..AND money. Both of which coule rile you up in a heartbeat ;) And what fun would this world be without testing your limits? So while the [...]

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Weekly carnival round up & Awesome financial joke :)

November 21, 2008

It’s that time of the week again! The time where we get to relax and unwind from the crazy economy and worky work :) I thought it was also due time for another financial joke – gotta keep them smiles on our face, right? George had responded to a call from his attorney, insisting that [...]

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Dear Stock Market: I love you…I hate you…I Love you…I

November 20, 2008

Yeah, I love you. I think. But could you perhaps pause and wait for me to find large piles of money as to pick up your stocks SUPER CHEAP? …No? Okay then…i think i’ve just made up my mind: I Hate you.

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Genius! Man Raffles off Millon-Dollar House for $50 a Pop!

November 20, 2008

Now THAT’s what i call getting creative! And these days, i don’t blame him – it sure is one way to sell a house (you hear that stupid foreclosure neighbor?!). Imagine, owning a 6,000 square foot 6 bedroom 4.5 bath house for a crisp $50 bill – AMAZING. Here’s a clip from the article i [...]

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