The last six weeks have been busy here at the CSS household. As most of you know, we’ve had some pretty big changes with my husband’s layoff and my work hours being cut. While this was initially a really scary thing, it hasn’t been all bad. Some things have been changing for me and the changes in our careers have started to crystallize them. It
Happy Saturday, Sweet Savage Lovers. Spring and romance are in the air with Part-time Cowboy awesomeness. Here’s what I loved from around the web: Shannon from the Heavy Purse shows us how we can ‘Help kids find their financial happiness .’ Matt from Mom & Dad Money reminds us to invest in ourselves with his insightful post ‘The Most Important Investment of All (Why I
Everyone has one of those days. You know the ones…. You stub your toe and spill coffee all over the front of yourself. You get stuck working late on a Friday night while everyone else is hitting a patio, tasty beverage in hand. Or you get some bad news and are in a funk. Either way, bad times come to everyone but it can be
I’m a big fan of Chris Guillebeau and his Unconventional Guides series. I love his unflagging optimism and his appreciation for the weird and wonderful ways people find meaning in their lives. Recently, he teamed up with J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly (GRS) fame and put out a GRS Guide for purchase on his website. I had been in a funk lately and was
I’m a big fan of Chris Guillebeau and his Unconventional Guides series. I love his unflagging optimism and his appreciation for the weird and wonderful ways people find meaning in their lives. Recently, he teamed up with J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly (GRS) fame and put out a GRS Guide for purchase on his website. I had been in a funk lately and was
Winter in Canada is a never truly over. It’s never predictable and it can’t be planned for with any degree of accuracy. Observe the stages of winter: You think it’s over, right? How could there possibly be anymore effing winter? But there’s more. And then it’s May, right? All the crappy weather should be over by now. Winter in Canada is like life. Just when
For those of us lucky enough to live in a tropical paradise year round, this article may be no more than a humorous diversion between beach volleyball sets. For the rest of us, these tips might save some cash this winter. According to both the Canadian National Energy Board and the U.S. Energy Information Administration, over 90% of North Americans can expect to pay more
