October 2010

7 Frugally Hot Halloween Costumes

October 29, 2010

I literally JUST realized Halloween was THIS weekend! As in tonight! As in “OMG I don’t have a Halloween costume yet!” It’s a good thing I wasn’t invited to any great parties or else I’d be a scramblin’. Although it sure woulda felt good opening up all them invites :( Oh well…they were probably too [...]

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Weekly Love: Millionaires, Moms, and Vietnam

October 29, 2010

Happy almost pay day!! Or for me – “finally get to sleep day!” Been wore out like a mother recently with all this Love Drop stuff , plus the other sneaky project I’m working on but can’t tell you about yet ;) So many ideas and so little time! But guess it’s better than the [...]

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Side Hustle Series: I’m a Restaurant Server

October 28, 2010

My name is Clare and I’m hustling as a restaurant server on the side. I’m 27 years old and work an awesome full time job in professional development at a university in Colorado. I love my current position and employer but it took me a long time to get to where I am now. My [...]

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Love Drop is coming! Love Drop is coming!

October 27, 2010

So I know I’ve been talking about this forever and ever, but guess what? Love Drop is actually about to DROP! Yessir… My boy Nate St. Pierre and I finally wrapped our heads together on this thing and found a way to get ‘er done. And to REALLY change some lives! (one family a month, [...]

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Think You Could Live in a Hotel? (I Do!!)

October 26, 2010

The Mrs. and I went apartment shopping this weekend (more to come on that later), and this place we checked out reminded me of an old-school hotel. It was billed as a “luxury” apartment building and just walking through the lobby and seeing the concierge and gym & pool, etc got me soooo excited! It [...]

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Money and Friends.

October 25, 2010

Got an interesting email over the weekend from a fellow B.A.S. reader: What’s your take on friends and their financial situation? Do you tend to hangout with people who have similar salaries, net worth, etc. or does that not matter to you? Well, I’ve never really thought about it before so I guess it doesn’t [...]

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The Perfect Credit Card.

October 22, 2010

Is there such a thing? :) I’m not sure to be honest with you, BUT today we’re going to pretend and say YES! There IS a perfect credit card out there, we just haven’t told the world what it is yet! So let’s do something about that shall we? Here is your form to fill [...]

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How Bank of America Made Me Bald

October 21, 2010

(This is a guest post from my brother,T. Penny.) If I had hair, I’d pull it out. In fistfuls. Until all that’s left is a pink hue and a snow-white scalp freckled with black dots where hair used to be. Mark my words, Sexy readers, a recent experience with the bastardly Bank of America made me want to pull whatever [...]

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Let’s Go Dumpster Diving!

October 20, 2010

Haha… or not ;) But seriously, I have found a LOT in other people’s trashcans – no joke. It’s been a few years since I’ve last gone dumpster diving, but a quick scan around my bedroom this morning reminded me of the sexy FREE items I’ve picked up over the years. In no particular order: [...]

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5 Things My Mohawk has Taught me About Money

October 19, 2010

I just wrote this for American Express’ new website: Currency. Don’t think I’m allowed to re-post it here yet, BUT be sure to click over and check it out – I think you’ll like it!! :) 5 Things My Mohawk Taught me About Money. Here’s a snippet: 2. It’s all about patience. Just like commuting [...]

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