Single & Saving

My 30 Before 30 List: February & March 2012 Update

April 6, 2012

I’ve been so tired today. I’m recovering from my red eye flight from Vancouver and maybe a little jet lag too. I went to Vancouver for the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference, but it was also a good way to cross off #18 (Visit a Foreign Country) off my list. Traveling can get expensive [...]

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Mega Millions Morning After Regrets

March 31, 2012

Despite my lack of splurging this month, I was taken in by the Mega Millions $640 million jackpot hysteria and bought a ticket. This was basically like flushing a dollar bill down the toilet, but it’s a little fun to think that you have the chance to win an astronomical amount of money. I supported [...]

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Update! My Sweepstakes Experiment

March 26, 2012

Remember my Sweepstakes Experiment? Let me refresh your memory…back in September I watched High Stakes Sweepers on TLC and was inspired to regularly enter sweepstakes. The people on the show entered sweepstakes all day and made a living out of “sweeping,” but my version of sweeping has been limited to entering sweepstakes a few minutes [...]

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Make It or Buy It: Cake Pops

March 20, 2012

I’m a big fan of Jennifer Reese’s cookbook, Make the Bread, Buy the Butter. She does a great job of letting the reader know if an item is better to buy in a store or worth the time it takes to prepare it at home. It turns out that making things from scratch is often [...]

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Why I’m Glad That I Didn’t Finish Law School

March 18, 2012

Last week I was really inspired by the Forbes article about Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx. Not only did she create a brand that I love, but the story of how she became a billionaire is pretty inspiring. The one thing that I found particularly motivating was that she found all of this success [...]

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Giving Up Small Splurges

March 8, 2012

I struggled with deciding what to give up for Lent when Ash Wednesday arrived a couple of weeks ago. I don’t think that giving up chocolate or soda as big sacrifices, so I try to commitment myself to things that are actually a challenge to me. Past examples include giving up complaining and making myself [...]

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Cooking for One: Taco Soup

March 5, 2012

I’ve had a crazy schedule over the last few weeks (and I’m sorry that I couldn’t fit blogging into it). Easy meals have become a lifesaver and one of my favorites is Taco Soup. If you know how to open a can, you can make this soup. The great thing about this recipe is that [...]

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Writing to Companies for Coupons and Freebies

February 17, 2012

Writing the manufacturers of your favorite products is a great way to get coupons. It only takes a few minutes to find an email address or contact form for a company and then provide them with feedback on an item you use and love. The emails that I write to companies are brief and typically [...]