Entries Tagged as 'books & book reviews'

Frugal Vacation Tip and Tightwad Gazette Giveaway

March 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments · books & book reviews, frugality & generics

#1 Frugal Vacation Tip: Don’t go on vacation unless you actually want to.
I’m a stay-at-home type girl and most of the time I’d be much happier here playing with my projects than away on vacation. I do like visiting relatives, and Europe is pretty fun. But in most circumstances, I’d be going on vacation because [...]

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Powerball, Personal Finance, and Library Ethics — What do you think?

March 1st, 2008 · 14 Comments · books & book reviews, library, personal finance & money management

Does a book on lottery strategy cross the line into harmful material that a library shouldn’t have?

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Selling on Amazon (Casually) — When Not to Bother?

February 14th, 2008 · 15 Comments · books & book reviews

I’m selling a few DVDs on Amazon. But for most items, is it really worth the profit?

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Sharing the Love Giveaway — Zen to Done

February 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments · blogging tips & blog updates, books & book reviews

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Since I love all you readers so much (and since I just won two copies of Zen to Done in two separate contests), I’m giving away a copy of Zen to Done! It’s an excellent book (I just started my copy) written by Leo of ZenHabits.
Here’s the link to a Lifehack.org [...]

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Oprah Giving Away a Free Suze Orman Book (ends 2/14 8pm CST)

February 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments · books & book reviews, personal finance & money management

Oprah is giving away PDF copies of Suze Orman’s book on Women and Money. But only until tomorrow night, so be sure to get yours.

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