I’ll go ahead and confess: 17 years ago, I had a big, lavish wedding at a five-star hotel. The 400 guests were served a five-course gourmet dinner, enjoyed an extensive dessert buffet, and a slice of the 6-tier wedding cake. My designer wedding dress was spectacular, and cost a fortune. After the event, I ended […]
The new TLC show about savvy coupon shoppers is certainly shocking to watch. These dedicated coupon-clippers spend hours each week planning their grocery trips, finishing with huge hauls worth hundreds to thousands of dollars—and they walk away with only a few dollars leaving their wallets. I’ll admit that some of the details of the shoppers’ […]
My husband received, in the mail recently, an offer to become a mystery shopper. Now, there are plenty of legitimate opportunities to become a secret shopper, as my mom and I were both a mystery shopper one time or another. Unfortunately, this offer was a fake. We assumed that the scammers got his name and […]
Even though a walkable neighborhood isn’t the first thing a real estate agent might mention when showing a house, it can be an important consideration when you’re picking somewhere to live. When I picked out the house I live in now, one of my big concerns was choosing a place where I could walk to […]
My family went on a three-week road trip during the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school. The day before we left, an earthquake in California affected power — and bank networks — across Western states. Even though I lived in Idaho, my family went hours without power. And when we left […]
I’ll go ahead and admit it: Generally immune to brands, I drive a BMW. A 10-year-old model, and it’s the entry-level 325, but still, it’s a luxury brand with a luxury sticker price. I almost can’t help it (or can I?) – the Silicon Valley is filled with luxury cars, mostly German brands such as […]
