Grocery Shopping: A Success!
As you can tell from the title, the budget that I set up earlier this week seemed to work pretty well. I followed all the tips and it worked great: My Post-It note had a small list but it was suffice and exactly what I needed. It served its purpose: buy those items and ONLY [...]
Setting Up The Grocery Budget For The Semester
Two weeks into the school semester and I haven’t gone grocery shopping yet. Last year, I spent about $30 per week on groceries. Compared to a campus meal plan, that is CHEAP! But, I feel that I can do better with a little less. Before my return to school this year, my (loving) parents bought [...]
Frugal Textbook Buying Tips
Classes start next week for me and it is time to get everything in order for the new school year. Textbooks make up a major portion of the expenses of school. Spending $500 on textbooks is considered normal. I look at that number and it makes me sick at the prices that publishing companies make [...]
Problems With My Health Insurance
Now that I’m 21, I have to apply for health insurance under my own name. Previously, my parents did all the health insurance stuff for me so I know very little about the process of applying and purchasing health insurance. We’ve never had to pay for health insurance because my parents were able to stay [...]
The Aftermath of Black Friday
As a young adult, I am VERY interested in technology and the coolest, newest gadgets are always in my eyes but not necessarily my hands. Black Friday is one of the most hysterical shopping days of the year. With items knocked down to ridiculously cheap prices, everyone is on the hunt for something new to [...]
