I’ll admit it, I drank the Inconvenient Truth Kool-Aid when the movie came out in 2006. I’m a research type of gal – though the film was compelling, I spent hours researching the topic of climate change myself, and I continue to collect data and...
Topics: Frugal Life

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Dear Man at the Metro Station,Thank you! I know that all you did was walk out of the Metro station and find the first person who looked like she was going inside to give your Weekly Fast Pass to. Good for a whole week’s worth of Metro rides, you...
Topics: Gifts and Giving

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Two years ago, I askedyou to buy me a beer for my 21st birthday. Last year, I gave away an HP laptop. This year, we’re going to the museum! Today is serendipitously both my birthday and National Museum Day, which gets you free access to many...
Topics: Uncategorized

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The contest is now open! Details on how to enter are listed below. But hurry! This contest is only open until Noon EDT, August 22nd.HP and Microsoft have graciously provided me with a sweet laptop bundle to give away to one of you guys, in any way that I.
Topics: Giveaways, HP better together

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No one who knows me, via the blog or in real life, is going to believe what I’m about to tell you. At least, no one who’s met me during the past few years, anyway. But the following is a 100% true story about phone phobia and how I cured myself of it.

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