Money

Shopping Shock

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I’m not sure how to classify this post.  It’s kind of a rant, but kind of an eye-opener, kind of touching on a vital subject of economy (which I never write about) and kind of a head-shaker. This morning I was shopping in a local “big box” store where I often go when my family [...]

My Kind Of Treasure Hunting

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The other day we read an article in the local paper that was all about shopping for clothes for the kids – specifically, going back to school. What got me was that the photos shown had 2 kids pictured, each wearing a new “back to school” outfit for less than $100 each. Seriously? Seriously. In [...]

Gold plated nuts & bolts

If you’ve got money burning a hole in your pocket, here’s something you can spend your change on: Do your kids need a new playhouse? Forget Little Tykes-Poshtots.com is offering a “Tumble Outpost” for your tykes to run amok in outdoors… and it’s only $97,510.00 plus shipping. Or for the little princess in your life, [...]

Tattooing yourself with… your NAME?!

I do like tattoos. I might even have one or two.. but I don’t think I would ever consider tattooing my actual name on my body at all. I know my name, I hear it enough times and I’ve spelled it correctly (for the most part) pretty much all of my life. So when I [...]

My Parallel Universe

No, that’s not me and the man in my life who likes to golf…. That’s the new British Open Champion, Padraig Harrington. See, he played some golf this past weekend, and he came home to his wife with over a million bucks. Cool. My little golf-adorer also played in a tournament this past weekend, his [...]