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December 2008

Today’s the last day to grab those Charity tax write-offs!

December 31, 2008

Time to make some deposits at your local thrift store! So put on those energy pants and start rummaging through the house. The more you can donate, the more you can write off! Not sure what that means? Don’t worry, i didn’t either 2 years ago ;) It’s basically another way to legally hold on [...]

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Interview: 1 on 1 with an Employer (they have feelings too?)

December 30, 2008

Hello my fellow budgets-are-sexy readers! I’ve been getting a handful of emails lately w/ the economy being as it is these days, but rarely do i get one from actual business owners. But as luck would have it, i was blessed with a comment from one of them this week and clung on for dear [...]

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All this excitement = Me getting sick and not spending money :(

December 29, 2008

Yup, def. won’t be splurging around if i can’t leave the house. Not that it really makes a difference though considering i couldn’t even muster up enough courage to blow a little $ on my bday! I wonder if i’m cured of this so called “splurge” virus now? i hope not…i like giving in every [...]

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Last week’s carnival roundup.

December 29, 2008

Yup, a bit slow on these bad boys, but better late than never. Please to enjoy: Carnival of Personal Finance #184 – “From the land down under” ed. hosted by Saving to Invest. Festival of Frugality #157 – the “Queen’s Speech” ed. hosted by Miss Thrifty. Carnival of Money Stories #90 – the “Happy holidays” [...]

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It’s my birthday, and i can shop if i want to :)

December 26, 2008

Awww yeahhh! Not only is it Boxing Day (although not really sure what that is?), but it’s also a day of mad discounts and sales all over town :) And what better time to shop than when your pocket is full of present money? Of course, having your birthday right after the man upstairs DOES [...]

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Merry Christmas & a Very Sexy Holidays!!!

December 25, 2008

We here at Budgetsaresexy.com love ya! And we only want the best for our awesome as hell readers :) Here are today’s Do’s & Don’ts – you listen up: Do’s today: open lots of presents. be thankful. drink a lot of beers. hang out w/ a lot of family. be merry! Don’ts today: be upset [...]

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Starbucks wants you to be a V.I.P! New "Gold" card out…

December 24, 2008

Right when you think you couldn’t love them any more ;) Okay, so maybe this won’t cure all the haters out there, but it’s still sexy as hell! Especially if you drop as much as I do there – or our company really. So this is the deal, Starbucks came out with a new V.I.P. [...]

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All I want for Xmas is for you to write this little girl :(

December 23, 2008

This is the cutest/sadest thing i’ve read all month! My girl over at J.D. Maybe? linked to it and i couldn’t help pass it along in hopes anyone has a few mins to spare and write a quick note. J.D. summed it up perfectly: “One little girls wish is to receive mail. She has Cerebral [...]

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Another foreclosure on our street…Is it time to get positive?

December 23, 2008

That’s now 2 foreclosures in 2 months :( And, just like the other one, i can literally see the place right outside our living room window! Perhaps they both partied together??? Arghhh…. But you know what? I’m done ranting about it all, i’ve said my peace last time and it didn’t get us anywhere (although [...]

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Am I a Grandpa if I get my nephew a Savings Bond?

December 22, 2008

Cuz I gotta tell you, it sure feels like it ;) I don’t know about you all, but that’s alllll I got growing up from the g-parents! Birthdays, holidays, confirmations, you name it. A big, fat, weird paper looking thing that we weren’t able to cash. Of course, back then if it couldn’t be played [...]

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