Monthly Archives: August 2009

August 2009 Garden Update

gardening
Most of my garden is dead due to the heat this month. The average for August was 94°F. The highest temperature was 115.6°F and the low was 65.3°F. This desolate barren bed used to be the squash bed. I couldn't use this bed throughout the summer.  I had a brainstorm last spring about using pallets with chicken wire stapled to the bottom as a way to keep out the gophers that had invaded.  It worked great during the cool weather,… Read the rest

What’s the Deal with Coach Bags?

frugal
I first heard about the expensive Coach bags over at a blog that has since been taken down – Jim over at My Debt Blog last year mentioned his wife wanted another Coach bag for Christmas. Then at church a couple of weeks ago, one of the young ladies there was talking about her new Coach bag that her Grandma was giving her for her birthday. This is all she wanted, and it was the only thing Grandma was going… Read the rest

Make Money At Home Using Google – It’s a Scam!

My Two Cents
I'm sure you are too savvy to be misled by the fake “make money at home ads using Google”.  Only $1.99 or $2.95 for your “free” kit and you too can be making hundreds and even thousands a month! Click here to see what the screens are going to look like. Screen 1, Screen 2. Something that I always watch for are typos and misspellings.  And do be sure to read the fine print! At the bottom of screen 1,… Read the rest

I Really Want a New Laptop Bag

plan of action
I really, really, really want one of these: Targus 15.4IN Metro Roller for Notebook Bag.  AJ has one and it is such a nice bag.  I love how the handle goes down into the side and you don't even know it's there. Then when you pull it out, it slides right up and snaps into place. It goes back into place just as easily. But it costs close to $50 and I don't want to spend that much money on… Read the rest