« Previous Entries
saving money on restaurant bills and eating out
Monday, February 9th, 2009Beluga caviar- not the thing to eat on a thrift-drive
Inspired by Ramit Sethi’s blog, I Will Teach You To Be Rich, which is both Suze Orman-compatible and understands how thrift and wealth are connected (no amount of big salary can make you rich if it’s all squandered on dumb stuff and mismanagement, which is why [...]
lessons from the Duggars
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008I’ve been somewhat fascinated by several episodes of the TV series about Christian homeschooling family the Duggars, 17 Kids and Counting. Whether or not you are already into megafamilies, DIY education, charismatic religion or very long hairstyles, I think there are lessons to be learned about what makes people happy from this show (assuming [...]
random notes on the financial meltdown (or whatever we’re calling it today)
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008I know that not all the companies that sink in a meltdown are fully stocked with badness and bad people. But I still think the companies that are most full of (shall we say) hot air are probably the ones that are most vulnerable at the moment. But that doesn’t mean everyone who suffers in [...]
2 fund-raising tips from my daughter
Monday, July 14th, 2008I personally have very little moneymaking talent per se, if there is such a thing, and concentrate instead on getting fantastic value for money from my life. A good approach for most of us, as it’s easier to improve your finances by spending less than by earning more or both (the two other methods), due [...]
lots of little economies, all connected
Monday, June 23rd, 2008I started a lengthly rambling post about housewifery, the universe and everything, but unless these things get written in one sitting it’s a matter of several days. Meantime, here’s the economic theory that underlies it (which is also the reason why a lot of people including me, anyone who works for Google and most people [...]
Things I’ve learned at the farmer’s market
Sunday, June 15th, 2008One of the reasons I thought it would be a good idea to create a small business that could be part of our local farmer’s market was to learn more about how selling stuff actually works, in an immediate, obvious kind of way. Lots of people like me who grow up being academically clever etc [...]
what recession?
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Economic news talk continues to look more bleh than cheerful, but I’m never quite convinced by either economic news lately or the assumptions about our lives that tend to go along with it. My feeling has been that the dip is mild and will pass before turning nasty, despite the wishful thinking of the anti-American [...]
How much?
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Since discovering the Neiman Marcus Last Call shop just down the road from where I live, between the Hobby Lobby and the Toys R Us, I’ve spent more time than before trying on ex-$3k ball gowns that would probably be great for either Glastonbury Festival or a prom three years ago. Sometimes there is even [...]
on starting a company
Saturday, March 8th, 2008So, it’s been three weeks since we started selling British-flavoured cakes, biscuits and savoury morsels to Austinites, and I now feel completely and totally unqualified to pronounce upon how to start your own company. Which, it occurs to me, may be one of the things about starting your own company; it’s a mystery journey that [...]
final preparations
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Penelope Trunk has How to decide if you should start a company up today, but it’s too late for me! I signed some forms this morning promising to pay lots of dollars to an insurance company in case anyone sues me for poisoning them. Despite not having charged money for them before, I have been [...]
« Previous Entries