Don’t Be a Slave

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The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. ~Proverbs 22:7 Seriously, I’m thinking  of putting this verse from the Bible in as many places as I possibly can to serve as a reminder to myself as we work our way through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University! The last half [...]

How Can It Be Monday??

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Not only is it Monday, but from the looks of it, my coupon is expired! Ugh, that means I’m going to have to just shut up and deal with the day. This week, the problem isn’t so much that it’s Monday, after all that’s kind of like Friday in our home, unless you’re Mack, in [...]

Money Saving Madison is LIVE

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When I started couponing, I felt like all of the great sites out there were for other areas of the country. Not only did they not address the stores I was used to shopping at, there were many times where my stores weren’t even listed. As I get back into couponing and saving as much [...]

Oilerie Makes Even This Slacker Mom Feel Gourmet

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Last summer, my brother mentioned Oilerie to me as a store he and his wife always stop by when they go to Door County. They both had amazing things to say about the olive oil and the Blackberry Balsamic Sauce. Since my mom happened to be in Door County at the time, I asked her [...]

Bad Credit Isn’t As Scary As You Think

I know, that title probably sounds a bit strange, but seriously, once you make the decision to face your debts head-on, it’s not as bad as you think it’s going to be. We made the decision at the beginning of the year that enough was enough and we were going to pull our heads out [...]

Flags at Half-Staff Losing Meaning?

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When I was a child, the US flag flying at half-staff was an honor reserved for holidays such as Memorial Day and Pearl Harbor Day, death of a government official, in remembrance of other national tragedies (such as September 11), and occasionally death of a service member. Today, Governor Chris Christie ordered that the flags [...]

Why the Opry Trumps Rascal Flatts

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Next week, I’ll be heading to Nashville, along with about 700 of my soon to be best blogging friends for Blissdom 2012. Today, the announcement was made that Rascal Flatts will be playing the party on Friday night, along with Joe Jonas, but I don’t know if I’ll be there to see them take the [...]

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Surgery

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It seems like every day, there is a picture of a sick or “disfigured” child on my Facebook feed, shared by friends thanks to the promise of a free surgery for the child it it’s shared X number of times or pennies donated to a fund for the surgery for every share. At first glance, [...]

In a Blink…

When I posted my little rant about living every day as it could be your last, I never thought I would be given the type of reminder I was today. Thanks to Facebook, I’m more connected to much of my family than I ever have been in my life. Today, one of my cousins who [...]

Got My Loot But I Still Hate USPS

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So, this morning I headed to the post office to pick up the package they all but attempted to deliver yesterday. While I was there, I casually mentioned to the woman working at the counter that they might want to put a note on the “attempts” to apartments stating they will not be redelivering because [...]