Monthly Archives: December 2012

My gift card shopping spree seems to have come to an end.  It’s not that I ran out of funds.  I just ran out of energy to shop.  At some point my frugality, or what I call the cheapster mentality … Continue reading →

Today I’m going to focus on my gambling losses for 2012.  Stating it as gambling losses feels so much more harsh and realistic than saying that I wager on horses or that I play the lottery.  Fortunately I can say … Continue reading →

For the past two days I have been on an uncharacteristic shopping spree.  I have bought clothes and picture frames and flannel sheet (for those cold winter nights).  And all of these items were purchased with gift cards. Because all … Continue reading →

With just a few days remaining in the year, I guess it’s time to start with the year-in-review and look ahead to 2013. I’ll begin with an easy one, the banana math.  This concludes my 8th year where I’ve eaten … Continue reading →

Day 16 spending = $8.66 (groceries) Today I’m going to share an article that was in my local newspaper Christmas day.  I normally don’t take the same point of view as this writer, but on this one I am in … Continue reading →

It seemed totally appropriate that Christmas morning, after everyone had finished buying, wrapping and finally unwrapping billions of dollars worth of presents, emails for payday loans starting going out. I looked at one that had pictures of your basic 30-something … Continue reading →

This morning I revived my Christmas tradition of ghost hunting. I traveled over to Washington Crossing, New Jersey with hopes of capturing the spirit of General George and the boys back in 1776.  It was a splendid morning.  Birds were … Continue reading →