The Shopping Maniac on November 12th, 2011

Well it’s already November and as usual I still haven’t started my Christmas shopping yet. Oh I know – some of you reading this have been finished for months. I know, I know! Still … there are plenty of you out there that are in the same boat as me – you either haven’t started [...]

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The Shopping Maniac on October 11th, 2011

My niece has been busy starting her own business. It’s a craft based business where she makes hair clips, earrings, metal art, knitwear, baby clothing and all kinds of things. Everything is adorable! She came to me a month or so ago asking for advice on how to start a small business and once I [...]

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The Shopping Maniac on December 10th, 2010

I don’t think we’ll be buying too many Christmas gifts for our friends and relatives this year due to our poor financial situation, however I’m trying to get a few ideas together for the gifts that we’re buying for the kids. I think I have the gifts for our nieces figured out, and I have [...]

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