Weddings are expensive and the rigmarole of wedding etiquette is seriously ridiculous – and pretty outdated. I think it’s perfectly fine to RSVP no if the bride or groom would be offended that you can’t afford much of a gift. There are a few folks in my life that ascribe to such strict etiquette in…
Profile I am thirty one years old and technically, I am still the stage manager and lighting director for a touring children’s theater show called Clifford the Big Red Dog Live! Although this month has been month one of a two month unpaid layoff. I worked as a stagehand where I went to college for…
Mother’s Day is coming up soon, but if you are trying to shop on a budget, you might be having a hard time finding the right way to show Mom you care. Fortunately, most moms love nothing more than spending time with their kids and feeling appreciated by them. So when you are thinking Mother’s…
I really love my change jar and I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. A lot of the little things in life that I enjoy are attached to that jar – but with no strings. Change jar money has always been “extra” money to me. It exists outside of my budget, because there’s no…
Last week I saw this great infographic over at Financially Blonde about whether or not money makes people happier – to an extent, yes, but mostly no. The point of the infographic was that it’s not how much money you have, it’s what you spend it on. With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I…