If you’re stopping by after reading about Benny on Frugalwoods, welcome! We’re so glad you’re here. If you want to read more about Natalie & me (Cat), check out our deets here. As I look at the window, I’m watching the second snowfall for this winter here in New Jersey. Maybe the bliss will wear […]
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Despite not being a fan of cold weather, this is my favorite time of year. Holidays are wonderful, but I’m also one of those December babies. People would always ask, and sometimes still do, if my birthday was overshadowed by Christmas. I’ve been asked if I received fewer birthday gifts in lieu of Christmas gifts
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A few weeks ago I wrote about moving to Grenada, but I didn’t get to the actual moving part. I just explained why we moved to Grenada, what it was like when Hubs finally got accepted to medical school, and the preparations for him to leave. The truth is, actually getting to Grenada was a
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A couple weeks ago I was given the opportunity to try out an awesome mobile pay product called LoopPay. If you can’t already tell, I think it’s incredible! LoopPay is a system designed to replace the charge cards in your wallet, which means you can make a card purchase using your cell phone instead of
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On Monday, Natalie wrote about the importance of getting a family history over the Thanksgiving holidays. I thought that was a great idea, and although I was going to write more about Grenada today, I was inspired by the holiday season. Recently I’ve seen an interesting trend of holiday health challenges. I saw one yesterday
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You exercise regularly (or whenever you can). You watch what you eat. But there’s another piece of the puzzle you may be forgetting: family history. Genetics can be a big component of your overall picture of health, so it’s important to know what ails old Aunt Myrtle and that cousin on your mom’s side you
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I absolutely love to haggle. In fact, one of my favorite memories of my European backpacking trip with my hubs (then boyfriend) was not seeing the Eiffel tower or taking in all the ruins in Rome but having a blast haggling in the markets of Florence. In Florence, they have rows and rows of little
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Are you a technophile? My husband certainly is. If we had unlimited money, everything from our home lights to our heating to our crockpot would be controlled by his cell phone. Both of our phones already act as remotes for our TV. He loves to learn about any and all new technology, which is quickly
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I recently received an e-mail from a reader who asked if I enjoyed living abroad. I responded and told him that I did. It was a complete life changing experience to live in Grenada, West Indies for three years. I will forever be changed because of my time there. I learned so much about myself,
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I’m all about cutting costs where I can so that I can spend money on the things most important to me. One such area I recently cut is TV. There are so many options for watching shows and movies that my husband and I decided to forgo cable when we moved into a new apartment
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