The Thrifty Smart Cookies
January 30, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under budget, financial matters, frugal living, saving money
Five young and thrifty Vancouver women were chosen to appear on the Oprah Winfrey show for their money saving habits.
After seeing Oprah’s Debt Diet show, Katie Dunsworth decided it was time for her and her friends to stop spending, start saving, and get richer. The show motivated Katie and four of her friends to start a money group and get smart about their spending, saving and investing.
These four women call themselves the Smart Cookies. They meet weekly to confess their debt, make plans to pay it off, and start investing. Their group serves as a way for them to hold one another …read more
The Debate Goes On
January 23, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under family, financial matters
Did you see today’s Oprah show? The show was titled “My Baby or My Job: Why Elizabeth Vargas Stepped Down”. Mrs. Vargas told her story of why she stepped down from a prestigious career as a news anchor. She continues to work in journalism, but her job and hours are not as demanding. She did this because she wanted to be around more for her children. And the debate goes on . . .
Working moms and stay-at-home moms are so critical of one another. Working moms seem to think that stay-at-home moms sit around all day and eat bon-bons while watching …read more
Old Navy Jeans are my favorite mommy splurge.
I love Mommysavers. The site has great ideas on all kids of topics. One of my favorite articles lately is The Frugal Mommy’s Favorite Things. Does this look familiar? It should. The article is a spin-off of Oprah’s popular “Favorite things” show. My favorite on the list is the Old Navy Jeans. I totally agree but sometimes still have a tough time paying $25 dollars for jeans. I am working on it but am still holding out to find great Old Navy jeans at the Goodwill. You know me.
