After a long, stressful, suspenseful week at work, I finally got a call late Thursday afternoon. I GOT THE JOB! I’m SO EXCITED! ^Very much what I looked like at my desk after I got the call. The Deets I will be moving one step up the ladder! My new job will be taking care of the IT needs for the top […]
Is There Such a Thing as Free?
We’ve all seen the ads. “Free Pandora ring!” “Bonus 40,000 miles!” “Free poster!” “Free WiFi!” But are they really free? Now, look at those examples above and look past the bold headline to the small asterisk and even smaller print. “Free Pandora ring!”* (when you buy jewelry over $100) “Bonus 40,000 miles!”* (when you spend $3000 in 3 months) “Free […]
Monthly Spending Report: June 2015
For me, June was a time of new beginnings. I moved to a new apartment in a new town in a new state to start a new job. I’ve been busy settling in, trying to figure out my way around town, and learning tons of new information at my job. Who knew there was so much to learn about databases and […]
Rant n Rave: Moving, Identity Theft, and Minimalism
Rants: I was checking over my accounts in Mint when I noticed something strange. Apparently, I had apparated to the East Coast and gone on a wild $10 shopping spree at Build a Bear. No joke. Someone stole my credit card information and bought $10 worth of merchandise from Build a Bear. It was painfully obvious I hadn’t done anything of the […]
Monthly Spending Report: May 2015
The month of May has come and gone at lightning speed. From starting out the month celebrating my best friend’s wedding to closing it out by cramming all my stuff in a U‑Haul, it’s been quite the month. The wedding went wonderfully, the dresses were beautiful and the smiles abounded. I’m not sure I can talk so […]
Rant and Rave 2: Freaking Food
Rant: Hi my name is Gwen and I have a problem with food. Not like the traditional problems of eating too much or too little, or even the problem of eating bad stuff. (Although I could probably stand to eat less sugar.) No, my problem is not making my own. I ate out WAY too much last week, and I’m […]