by Mir | Sep 11, 2007 | Everyday Wisdom, Questions Answered
The lovely Katie writes: Not sure if it’s the season for it or what, but my son has received 5 bar/bat mitzvah invitations over the past couple of weeks. Not being Jewish, I have no idea what’s expected here. I’m a single mom on a tight budget, so...
by Mir | Sep 10, 2007 | Everyday Wisdom, Questions Answered
The lovely Jen sent this in last week: Dear Mir- You are so very pretty and I love your Want Not blog. I’ve gotten a number a good deals just from reading your advice — so smart and so pretty all in one package, I don’t know how you do it! [Ed. note:...
by Mir | Aug 27, 2007 | Everyday Wisdom, Hot Hot Hot!
The very lovely Allison emailed to point my attention to this American Express offer (I am linking to the post she sent rather than directly to the offer, because that looks like an affiliate link and if you decide to do the deal, I’d like for the original...
by Mir | Aug 22, 2007 | Everyday Wisdom, For the kids
I realize that not everyone is back to school yet, but my kids have been back for a couple of weeks, now, and the dreaded Fundraising Plague has already descended. Yes, the kids came home with glossy pamphlets of overpriced junk, all in the name of raising money for...
by Mir | Jul 25, 2007 | Everyday Wisdom, For the kids, Questions Answered
The incomparably beauteous Joshilyn sent me the following and then immediately got onto Instant Messenger and said “Hi! I sent you a question!” just in case I’d perhaps neglected to check my email for the past 2 seconds. Anyway, here’s what she...
by Mir | Jul 17, 2007 | Everyday Wisdom
Sumo was kind enough to point me to this article on what days to spend your money. I think it’s a good read if you have a shaker of salt handy. Different stores have different rules, and if you do most of your shopping online (which I do, and I suspect most of...