When Well Timed Advertising Busts My Budget

When Well Timed Advertising Busts My Budget

Over the summer I noticed that the shopping center my gym was in was actually one giant consumerism trap for me. And I was freaking proud of myself for picking up on that so quickly (I think it also didn’t hurt that most of the stores weren’t open yet when I joined the gym there…

Beware the Baubles

Beware the Baubles

I’m generally pretty good at keeping my Christmas costs to a reasonable amount. I buy for less than 10 people and 4 of them usually just get some small “thinking of you” token. But at the end of every holiday season, there’s always been a small amount of money that I just couldn’t really figure…