I recently took out 9k to buy a used car. I could have used my savings to buy another crappy car but I would have been in the same place in a year or two. It’s been 6 months and I have it 1/3 paid off. I’m going to be OK.

I’m (fortunate?) to be a full time student with 3 jobs. I can always claim homework, work, etc and I’m not usually lying!

We’ve been married for 7 months. We talked about it ahead of time but eventually realized that we don’t really have any assets. Other than a few electronics and some nicer furniture there isn’t anything to fight over. We’ve agreed to make some sort of agreement if/when we get to the point when we aren’t just…

I’ll be happy when we get rid of mandatory tipping altogether. I would have rather paid an extra couple dollars for my sushi the other night than stop and contemplate how much I should give my server. If we want to do bonuses at all how about off of commission? At my furniture store the staff gets an hourly wage that…

How do these stats help anyone? I’m 23 and a newlywed. People told us we were too young and rushing it (we’ve been together for 5 years). Just shut up and let me and my hubby be. We’re happy. You should be too.

I have had no hormonal symptoms with the mirena. I had to get off hormonal birth control because of a brain injury and migrains (stroke risk). I was told mirena would be fine. I love it! The inserstion sucked. It took me a few days to feel human again. It was like the worst period cramps I’ve ever had. I’m 1.5years…

I want the blazer! I can look nice and be utilitarian! I work in sales and have to be somewhat girly but hate every minute of it.

Plus the prices at costco aren’t always that great. I can often get a better price with a coupon at the drug store or walmart!

My husband was homeless off and on throughout his childhood because of his mother’s drug problems and general responsibility with money and work. When we were 18 he was facing living out of a car again. We moved in together, worked hard and both graduated high school with honors. 5 years later we’re married. He has…

I’ve made a new friend that apologizes for the apartment often. I keep reminding her that mine is not much better. Chill.

Remember that gel mattresses are not magic. I’m a bed retailer. People get mad that the bed becomes their body temp. That’s how they work. They regulate, help keep you from raising your temperature. If you want a cold bed, start running Freon through it. Also, the tempur-pedic breeze line. Pretty amazing.

For lunch today 2 friends and I split 3 appetizers at a fairly pricey sushi and japanese place. It wasn’t a big meal but we fairly well satisfied for $25. We’re also in a college town so happy hours are everywhere. There’s this gastropub downtown that uses their late night happy hour to use up left over food. Last…

I put spray lemon juice with a misto on my apples when I slice them. I like the extra lemon flavor and they always seem fresh when I’m at lunch 5ish ours later! We have several mistos. First bought one to save money on spray oil then got one for lemon juice and another for vinegar.

I have to put out a product recommendation. I work for a mom and pop furniture store in a university town. We carry “Protect-a-Bed” products. There are pillowcases, box spring and mattress encasement and other products that are bed bug proof. I always take my tempur-pedic pillow with me when I travel so I put the…

I don’t have an HE machine. I am a proud crazy coupon lady and often get coupons for the HE soap. Am I going to awaken the demons of grass stains if I use HE in my old machine?

To be fair drinking it through a straw does ruin it. But if you’re drinking coors or something you could only make it better..

My hubby hates that I’ve switched to the fluorescent from incandescent because they take a couple minutes to become fully bright. Is that the case with the LED too? I was thinking of putting the Phillips in the key locations that are lit most of the time (office, living room).

For sure. A good example for me is metals. Those “hypoallergenic” earings still cause my ears to swell. I have to have surgical steel or solid (not plated) gold.

I read my textbooks on a treadmill. I have no time to do them individually. My university gym has treadmills with really deep book surfaces on them to encourage the practice

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