This week I’m participating in Women’s Money Week, organized by Elizabeth Sanberg (writer for Wise Bread and co-founder of GoGreenTravelGreen) and Jackie Beck of MoneyCrush.com. The idea behind Women’s Money Week is for bloggers to focus on issues related to women and money. This week long focus coincides with International Women’s Day. Our goal is… Continue reading Women’s Money Week
Tag: frugal living
Love the Library
The library is a love of mine because it’s our major source of entertainment. I love everything about it! I love the reserve system. I love that I can save my searches and then go back to them later. I love how I can sign up for e-mail alerts for items I’ve searched for in… Continue reading Love the Library
The Problem with Budgeting
The biggest problem with budgeting (other than being incredibly boring to most people) is that people don’t do it. What most commonly happens is that as people earn more money as they progress in their careers, they simply spend more money. Basically, people spend what they earn. (Some even spend more than the earn but… Continue reading The Problem with Budgeting
Dinner Group in December
When our dinner group met last month at our home, it was just prior to the bathroom re-do project. We didn’t want to subject our friends to toothbrushes next to the kitchen sink and lotions/hair gel in the dining room. In their defense, since our dinner group is made up of neighbors, everyone lives in… Continue reading Dinner Group in December
Professional Site Launch
When I said yes to having a blog back in 2009 with my sister Mary, she was the one who came up with the idea. Mary was moving to Alaska and thought it would be fun for us to keep in touch about our crafty projects through a blog. She set us up on Blogger… Continue reading Professional Site Launch
Chicken Diva
Photo credit: Benjamin Brink, The Oregonian In case you don’t live in Portland, Oregon and aren’t a daily reader of The Oregonian or you’re not a fan of Go Gingham on Facebook, you may have missed this. Our backyard chicken, Caddie Woodlawn, was in the newspaper earlier this month. She’s rather shy and demure and… Continue reading Chicken Diva
Generate Less Waste This Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time of year when there’s more of everything – shopping, eating, garbage, and good cheer. Here are some easy steps you can take to generate less waste this holiday season, while still making merry. You can be frugal, fancy, and fun during the holiday season! 1. Buy second-hand or vintage… Continue reading Generate Less Waste This Holiday Season
How Finances Figure in Frugality
As usual, when I start to write a post about budgeting every month, I think why do I do it? Why don’t I just delete the whole category of “budgeting” and save myself the trouble. They’re the least read posts (trust me, thanks to Google Analytics, I can tell), they’re not sexy or pretty to… Continue reading How Finances Figure in Frugality
Investing Strategies
This was a question my friend, Annie Kip, asked me recently: “What do you do to make sure your savings are safe?” She also included this: “I love your down-to-earth money management advice. I am wondering if you have a personal take on investing at this time. The stock market seems very risky right now. … Continue reading Investing Strategies
Happy One Year Anniversary Go Gingham
Happy one year anniversary? Yes, it’s already been one year of me pushing that publish button. My, how time flies! How’s it going, you wonder? Well, let’s see… Here’s what drives me crazy. When my hosting company says “…and you’re calling about Gogingham?” as in all one word. As in, Birmingham or Nottingham, both lovely… Continue reading Happy One Year Anniversary Go Gingham
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