by Andi B. | Miscellaneous
by Andi B.I drink so much tea my middle name should be oolong. As I’ve stated before I come from a long line of tea drinkers. I’m also absent minded. My mother has literally melted a tea kettle to the stove before and I’m not much better. When...
by Andi B. | Housing, Miscellaneous, Personal, Saving Money
Image via Wikipediaby Andi B.So I’m thrilled to announce that we will be owners of a house soon. Due to constant unforeseen occurences that keep popping up we don’t know when, but it should be in the next couple weeks. I’ve actually been more than a...
by Andi B. | Miscellaneous, Money Relationships, Personal
by Andi B.With (supposedly) one week until closing on our house, I was standing at the top of the hill waiting for my dog to relieve himself and reflecting on my life. My father passed away eight days after I turned 18. I was lucky enough to have a father that I could...
by Andi B. | Economy, Guest Posts, Housing, Making Money, Miscellaneous, Personal, Stress, Unemployment
Image via WikipediaThis is a blog swap chain letter organized through the Yakezie network. There are 4 stops. Check out my post “A Homeless Plan to Guard Against Hopeless” at the next stop!The following is a blog-swap guest post by CT, who formerly...
by Andi B. | Kid-Friendly, Miscellaneous, Money Relationships, Personal
Image by sarflondondunc via Flickrby Andi B.Due to a personal baby scare last month, the cost of raising kids has been on my mind. Last year, the results were astounding. A middle income family could be expected to pay a little over $286,000 from birth to “outta...
by Andi B. | Having Fun, I Am So Cheap, Miscellaneous, Saving Money, Technology
by Andi B.Thank you to Free Money Finance for hosting the Festival of Frugality and featuring this post!Yes, you read that right. My husband finagled a PS3 for a grand total of $117. Last year, our anniversary present to each other was an Xbox360. We bought the 360 in...
