Am I the only one who gets bothered by the cheesy slogans that 30 is the new 20, 40 is the new 30 and so on? Seriously it seems that no one wants to get old, instead we all want to stay perpetually stuck in our youth, despite the fact that in many cases (not all) that with age we …
Last weekend the news told of yet another family killed by the father and husband, seems the fellow had a fair amount of debt and rather then deal with it he decided to take not only his life but that of his wife and three kids. Sadly these stories are becoming the norm, I would like to think these are folks battling …
The past couple of months, I have been diligently recording all expenditures and trying to abstain from the use of plastic including the ever faithful debit card. In the past two months I have been working hard at seeing where my money goes. I learned that the reason my budgets always seem to never work is because I am never completely truthful during …
My Pops used to have this corny ass saying “Don’t take advice on growing hair from a ball-headed man” now on the surface it seems rather cheesy but there is a bit of truth there. Case in point, I see both in real life and online, women who have never been married giving advice on men and marriage. Yep, I …
I’m a city girl by ny ature despite the fact that I live in Maine, hell I was born in Chicago and spent almost 30 years there. However after 7 years in Maine, I will admit that some “Maine” ways have crept in..Mainers by nature are a frugal lot. Folks in Maine will freely sit used shit on the side …
April 15 is as day that I never forget, in part because in the 7 years that we have been in Maine, the Spousal Unit has been self-employed. What that means practically is we pay taxes, even in a tight year as 2008 was, that pesky self-employment tax still costs us more than we would have liked. Of course and …
With the arrival of spring, I find myself craving…no needing more human interaction. In other words its time to get off the computer and get out and enjoy hanging out with friends and associates while enjoying fresh air. Winter seems to drag on forever here in Maine so over the years I have really come to look forward to the …
No, I haven’t really gone fishing. Shit, I don’t even know how to fish, it just sounded good to say. No, this weekend is a busy weekend, elder boy is coming home for spring break this weekend and its Easter. So its a busy weekend up here in my corner of the world so I will most likely be on …
In case you just read my most recent posts and don’t scroll down the page, just a heads up that I am now on Twitter. I will update you on the comings and goings of my fabulously boring life in Maine…if you want to know what I am doing, check me out…My Twitter ID is blackgirlinmain (no e at the …
Several years ago when the Spousal Unit and I started to experience a decrease in our income, for the first time in my adult life I really had to get serious about tackling our finances. I am embarrassed to admit that for many years I pretty much mimicked what I had seen with my own parents when it came to …
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Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.
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