by Kay Lynn on February 9, 2010
photo credit: The Gift of Gifts It is hard to believe the first month has ended ( over a week ago!). I’m not even used to writing 2010 yet. Are you still on track with 2010 goals or resolutions? North Americans were reminded of our blessings when viewing the devastation and tragedy in Haiti. It [...]
by Kay Lynn on December 2, 2009
Another month has come to an end and we’re now getting into full holiday mode. Did you do any Black Friday or Cyber Monday shopping? Mr. Boomer and I took advantage of Black Friday and bought (drum roll please)….sheets. Yep, that is what we needed of all the items on sale so that’s and Target had a good price on 700 [...]
by Kay Lynn on November 25, 2009
The last week of November means more than turkey day… or at least it should. In between holiday events and activities make time to take care of these four financial deadlines. 1. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). Many employers offer a medical FSA and/or dependent care FSA. If you have either of these make sure you spend the funds on or [...]
by Kay Lynn on November 23, 2009
Everybody loves a good deal, right? I sure do, but have become pickier about which ones to jump on as I focus on becoming debt-free. That pesky student loan has got to go! I’ev shared bargains with coworkers, friends and family but realized I left out an important group – you! (Yes, I do have readers that aren’t [...]
by Kay Lynn on November 18, 2009
Last week I received an email from Amazon introducing Amazon Payphraseand inviting me to create my own Payphrase. It sounded so simple and useful. As they noted in the first sentence, I’m “a frequent Amazon.com shopper”. I wasn’t happy about that point since I’ve really cut down my online shopping the past six months. [...]