Penny For My Thoughts

There’s a gas station near my house-one of the big name companies.  Always had the lowest price, and a line going around and around.  I bought gas elsewhere for both ethical (oops, am I getting close to making my blog get political again?) and time purposes (waiting 10 minutes to save $.02 a gallon isn’t [...]

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As a woman who realizes her health and her wallet are closely connected, I’m often looking for new advances in medical research, particularly in prevention. One group of preventative medicine that’s very popular is biotechnology. Owing to my family history, I’m always curious as to new biotechnology advances when they are announced. [...]

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“They” say that people received lots of news about bad service, but none about good service.  I’d like to change that.  When I was on Martha’s Vineyard two weeks ago, I ordered a monogrammed pendant at Lola Tortola.  When it came in the mail last week, it was the wrong one.  I contacted the owner [...]

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My annual eye exam is coming up. Last year, I opted to get contacts with my glasses allowance through my insurance, as I’d just gotten new glasses under the my mom’s insurance. This year, I’m thinking of doing the same thing, as I’ve heard that ZenniOptical.com has great prices. Lest you think [...]

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Although I like to think I’m on top of things with my money, I do occasionally let things slip through the cracks.  One thing I’m chronically guilty of is getting $ at an ATM that charges me a fee-rather than going to a fee-free ATM or getting cash back on a debit card.
To that end, [...]

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