Last summer, I thought I would reduce my cooling costs by not having an air conditioner. I tell you, in southern PA, that is one of the biggest mistakes that I have ever made. I spent much of the summer in discomfort, with fans constantly running. I vowed never to do that again. This summer, I’ve stood by that vow, and I have a...
read more
I was going to put this out on Friday, but, if you’re like me, you probably want to get your shopping and planning done during the week. Grocery stores are bad enough on the weekends without it being a holiday; forget about it when it actually is. Do you want to throw a Fourth of July party without driving yourself broke? Then...
read more
One of my friends from church was in a conundrum earlier this year. Her husband was in the process of switching careers, and her job was only part-time, so they were starting to struggle with money. One of the most obvious places that they could cut down was their mortgage on their townhome, and a lot of people were pushing them to...
read more
My brother called me the other day. He’s 18 and just finished high school, and he called to tell me that he had decided not to go to college. Before this, he’d been planning to go to my Alma Mater, where I had received both my Bachelor’s and my Master’s degrees. Now, to be honest, I wasn’t totally shocked. We’d been...
read more
In college, my first work-study position was at the library on campus. I’m not too sure how I got that position, I just remember getting a phone call asking me to come in to schedule my hours at some point during freshman orientation. I loved my job; I got to sit, read, do schoolwork, and talk to people once in awhile. One summer,...
read more