Posted in Personal Development, Financial Management, Frugal Living on Aug 3rd, 2008 4 Comments »
When my gym membership came up for renewal this summer, I realized I was missing out on a lot of opportunities to exercise simply because it was difficult to squish a good hour-long session into my hectic schedule early enough before the gym closed.
I love the atmosphere at the gym; all the various cardio equipment […]
Posted in Frugal Living, Bizarre on Jul 13th, 2008 7 Comments »
How resourceful Americans kept it rational during World War II
Enormous sacrifices were required during the onset of World War II, as the American government conserved resources through the enactment of the Food Rationing Program of 1942, a regulation which affected Americans for over three years and limited the amount of commodities a consumer was allowed to […]
Posted in Personal Development, Frugal Living on Jul 9th, 2008 No Comments »
One of my goals this year has been to gradually move away from heavily processed fast food and toward more quality nutrition. This was certainly not easy since I’m usually pretty helpless in the kitchen - just ask my boyfriend who watched in horror as I nearly took my finger out of commission while trying to crack open a dinner roll.
But by […]
Posted in Personal Development, Spirituality and Happiness, Frugal Living on Jun 30th, 2008 15 Comments »
Lookin’ like a million dollars, even on a broke-ass budget
For me, beauty has always been a special type of spiritual elevation - a powerful radiation from the inside out that shines through in the joy we feel in our hearts and by unlocking the passion in our souls. Beauty encapsulates not only the physical, but possesses the mental and […]
Posted in Financial Management, Frugal Living on Jan 30th, 2007 4 Comments »
Financial Resources
Today I set aside the earlier bulk of the afternoon to take a field trip to my library and stock up on reading material. Here are some of the treasures I extracted.
Currently Reading:
“Smart Women Finish Rich” by David Bach
“The Richest Man in Babylon” by George S. Clason
“The Millionaire Mind” by Thomas J. Stanley
Currently on […]
Posted in Financial Management, Frugal Living on Dec 18th, 2006 9 Comments »
Saved money is a smarter approach to your goals than earned money
Living frugally means attempting to save money where you can, rather than blowing your earnings faster than your bank account can absorb it. Frugality sometimes has a bad stigma attached to it, and some people mistakenly perceive frugalness with just being a plain crabby […]
