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 I ♥ My Pita Bread-baking 101 is not a class I’m getting an A in! I took the “Your First Loaf” recipe from The Fresh Loaf and gave it a whirl. My yeast did not activate which means the dough never got bigger and it never really turned into bread. I didn’t . . . → Read More: More Important to Learn than Get it Right (Baking Bread Edition) We had a big ol’ scheduling conflict this morning. I was supposed to go to a meeting for the Rally to End the War on Drugs this morning but Ran had a board meeting for the Chamber so I needed to bow out until next week’s meeting. I defaulted to work, because that’s how . . . → Read More: Chamber of Commerce vs. Not for Profit  I have been thinking of investing again (current holdings are three individual stocks and an IRA at Charles Schwab) and was trying to decide how to allocate my portfolio (that really makes it seem like I have a lot more money in the market than I do) – the main way I do this . . . → Read More: Investing is Like Betting Against the House 
I’m really envious of people who have a server and can pick things from their computers and watch them on TV. Google TV, Apple TV – these are all really confusing to me. Hardware and connections are just not my bag. When we missed an episode of Survivor last year and wanted to . . . → Read More: Warpia: Watching Your Computer on Your TV  I’m super excited about the new Sharebuilder site that’s going to be launched soon. I’d even share the video with you if I could figure out how With the new tagline, “Invest your money, not your life” I feel a sigh of relief leave my lips. Because investing is kind of difficult on the . . . → Read More: New Sharebuilder? Yes, Please!  I’m not kidding. For years it’s gone like this… Salesperson: “Would you like to apply for a store card and get 20% off?” Me: “No, thank you.” Salesperson: “Why not?” (or, “May I ask why not?”) Me: “I’m allergic.” Salesperson: “Excuse me?” Me: “I’m allergic. They give me hives and make me all itchy, . . . → Read More: The One Where I Accidentally Got a Credit Card  One of the many things on my to-do list today was to go downtown for a focus group. I spend an hour spouting my opinion and get $150. It’s a total win-win for me because I’m fine telling anyone an hour of my time is, in fact, worth $150. Usually what I do is . . . → Read More: Trains and Cupcakes and Not Being Chosen I haven’t talked about finances in a while, mostly because we’ve just been kind of doing what we do. But sometimes just doing the normal stuff is really interesting. I set up a sinking fund (savings you know you’re going to have to spend in the future – like a car repair sinking fund, . . . → Read More: Dave Ramsey vs. My Husband (not a battle to the death but still fun) 
Thank you to TurboTax for sponsoring my writing about household finances.Learn more about how TurboTax can help you find every tax deduction you deserve. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. It used to look a little something like this… Me: . . . → Read More: 5 Tips (Learned the Hard Way) for Managing Family Finances A friend of mine asked on Facebook the other day if it was better to aim for something impossible or go for a goal he knew he could achieve with only little effort to bring success. The problem is that the premise of the question is twisted. You’re only given two poor options and . . . → Read More: Small Goals or Big Dreams? |
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