Monthly Archives: November 2010

I didn’t get any responses to my Craigslist posting looking for gym deals, so I took to the internet and tried to find something cheap near me. I searched for gym specials and gym offers using the names of all … Continue reading →

So my own grocery trip was cheap, but my brother George’s groceries weren’t. They are the kind of family that is loyal to particular brands, whether they’re on sale or not. They also buy certain things organic. And they have … Continue reading →

So, as I said, I stopped on the drive to pick up groceries. My brother works basically all the time, so when he said he had to stop at the grocery store on the way home, I thought, this is … Continue reading →

Well Monday was kind of a bust for the budget for a lot of reasons. I drove out to my parents’ house in the morning for a visit and taking care of some things. The drive is about 40 minutes, … Continue reading →

I went to a different branch of Bank of America to ask again about my surprise fees. Just as I thought, the customer service representative of course refunded my fees! Thank goodness. In addition, I changed my bank account to … Continue reading →

Sunday, I stopped on my way home from work at a storage facility in South Boston. I’d seen an ad in the free section of Craiglist for a few boxes of design magazines, and I wanted them. One of my … Continue reading →

So I got back home from my trip at like 1:30 in the morning on Saturday. I hadn’t slept in my bed since April, so I just wanted to be back, and it was worth doing the drive at night. … Continue reading →

I went to visit my old college roommate in New York. Her boyfriend had just moved in. And he’d recently bought a two-hundred-dollar trash can. Let me just say that again for anyone who missed it the first time. This … Continue reading →

So what did I do all day in New York? My first two meetings were done at 9am, and my second two didn’t start until 4pm. That is a really long time, even if you spend a few hours of … Continue reading →

New York is one of those places where you can spend a LOT of money really easily. But, lucky for me, it’s also somewhere where, even if you don’t know very much about it, you can find stuff to do … Continue reading →