Don't give your money away

I suppose there are some people out there who don't have to budget, don't care what they waste, and are happy to pay retail prices.  If you aren't one of those folks, have a look at the link below. 

http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/111079/things-we-overpay-for?mod=bb-budgeting

Need 500 bucks for Christmas?

More extremely good sense from Christine Romans...
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/10/13/romans.500.by.christmas/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

The Best Gift You Can Give Yourself...

CNN's Christine Romans

Learning to live within your means can be easier than you think- and will also lead to much greater happiness.  If you can learn to recognize what you can comfortably live without, you'll be well on your way.... if money and the current state of the economy are robbing you of your peace of mind, you really owe it to yourself to check out Ms Romans' new book.  Check out the link below...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/10/11/romans.q.and.a.excerpt.retro.spend/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

How to Crochet a Rug out of T-Shirts - CraftStylish

Here's a fun project if you're in the market for a rug and happen to be cleaning out your closets...

How to Crochet a Rug out of T-Shirts - CraftStylish

Making a quilt out of T-shirts - How to make a Tee Shirt quilt

Check out this link for an idea to recycle old tshirts... I especially like this idea for outgrown sports jerseys- my sons have roughly a million of them.


Making a quilt out of T-shirts - How to make a Tee Shirt quilt

My favorite is the lady who went into debt 11,000 bucks "buying strange men drinks."

http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/110871/examples-of-bad-charging?mod=bb-creditcards