I know it’s not popular to admit this, but I want to be perfect. I want a perfect house, perfect kids, a perfect blog and to be the perfect nurse. (I am about as far from these goals as I am to being crowned 2009 Miss Teen USA.)
The harsh reality is that my house is [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 31, 2009
The Limitations of Perfection
May 30, 2009
Gender and Frugality
What does living a frugal life mean to you?
Is it using coupons, finding low cost recipes and scoring cheap designer duds at your local thrift shop? Or is it performing your own home maintenance, bringing your own work lunches and finding that perfectly cheap airfare?
How you view frugality and which frugal choices you make say [...]
May 30, 2009
The Write a Letter Challenge
Readers of The Non-Consumer Advocate know that I like a challenge.
Some are require a fair amount of effort, (like my never ending Waste-No-Food-Challenge) others . . . not so much.
But here’s a challenge that’s easy-peasy and will only set you back 44 cents:
The Non-Consumer Advocate Write-a-Letter-Challenge.
Nothing feels quite like picking up the pile of daily [...]
May 28, 2009
This Reader’s Driving Tips May Save You Money at the Gas Station
The following is pulled from the comments section from NC-A reader Chuck, whose driving tips deserve their own column.
Thanks Chuck!
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”
Good guest post (and good blog, been reading since JD linked you a few weeks ago).
From the perspective of an engineer with a pretty [...]
May 27, 2009
Coin-Girl Meets Dave Ramsey-Girl
My regular readers know that even though I masquerade as Katy Wolk-Stanley, mild mannered labor and delivery nurse, I am actually better known as Coin-Girl. Staunch supporter of dropped change and defender of the the under-appreciated copper penny.
But Coin-Girl appears to be suffering from multiple personality disorder, as she is quickly morphing into Dave Ramsey-Girl. Staunch supporter [...]
May 27, 2009
Now is Not “The Worst Hard Times”
The following is a reprint of a previously published blog. Enjoy!
Times are hard now. There’s no debating this fact.
As an RN, my job is pretty much recession proof. But that doesn’t mean that my retirement is doing better than anyone else’s. Or that food prices aren’t shockingly high.
We are in a recession, and the media [...]
May 25, 2009
A Love Letter to Laura Ingalls Wilder
Dearest Laura,
I know it’s been a few years since we were together last, but I have one thought I need to share with you:
I adore you, heart and soul!
From your early childhood in The Big Woods, to your First Four Years of marriage with Almanzo, I was there with you. Absorbing every word, every nuance, every [...]
May 24, 2009
How to Save Money on Gas — A Guest Post
The following is a guest post from Alison Wiley of diamond-cut life.org. Enjoy!
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”
The way we drive has a huge impact on what we spend on gas. The cool thing about saving money on gas by using less of it, from the perspective of [...]
May 24, 2009
Garage Sales, Here I Come!
I love garage sales. I love rummaging through other people’s trash to find myself a treasure or two. It’s addictive fun, pure and simple.
But I’ve been very disciplined about staying away from said garage sales because my house verges on the uncomfortably cluttered.
I drove over to Trader Joe’s today to stock up on vacation style [...]
May 23, 2009
A Fabulous Blog to Check Out
Fellow compacter Angela Barton, over at myyearwithoutspending has put together an impressive blog that bears checking out.
I just spent a few minutes catching up, and want to make sure others are aware of this inspiring resource.
My favorite piece? The Thrifty Threads series ”where readers model their favorite secondhand clothes.” Why didn’t I think of that?
Enjoy!
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use [...]
