What is Prosper Peer to Peer Lending?

Money
Peer to Peer lending is a relatively new idea, made easily possible by the Internet. Prosper cuts out the middleman – the bank and lending officers. Imagine the overhead the banks have, and how much they pay their employees, millions I'm sure! If you are looking for a way to invest and make more money than you could in a savings account, Prosper may be your best option.  I remember not too long ago ING Direct was actually giving us… Read the rest

Love Drop June 2011 The Aubin Family

Link Love
May's Love Drop was a super success, the team was able to follow through with their plan to deliver a car to the Stalnaker Family!  The Stalnaker Family had been hit hard by the gulf oil spill, losing both their cars and just having one bad thing after another. Love Drop came through with the help of Britt and her family and were able to meet the goal to get the Stalnaker's a car, plus lots of other cool stuff… Read the rest
New Wardrobe - One Dollar Items

Twenty New Outfits Under Twenty Dollars!

saving money
A local thrift store in a town about 25 miles from me had a special going on in the month of May on Wednesdays.  Every piece of clothing in the store was on sale for ONE DOLLAR.  This store does not typically have a very good selection. In fact, sadly, the clothing is reminiscent of the sorry thrift stores my mother shopped when I was a child. Much of the clothing is sun faded, and has awful stains, so I… Read the rest

New Tires for My Vehicle and New Eyeglasses

spending money
Actually that title should read No New Tires for my Vehicle… the last couple of times I had to buy tires, I needed them in about eighteen months time.  With my last purchase of tires I finally set up a sinking fund so I would have enough money set aside when I needed tires again.  I started putting away $22 a month because I anticipated having to replace tires again in eighteen months, and calculated the cost to be $400.… Read the rest