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I bought a dog for my husband for Christmas. It was about $825. That is for a full papered dog and even shipping.It is a white siberian husky -female blue eyes. We currently have a white siberian male dog with brown eyes. The mom of the new dog has the wolf facial features like my dog but isn't as fluffy. The price for a fluffy white puppy similar to my dog was 1300-1600. We have been approached a few times for stud service but I didn't feel like I had enough control, so we have turned down ...

I started off the December shopping by going to Whole Foods and spending $13.61 on cheese and bread. The bread was only 99 cents, the rest was cheese. I have a taste for expensive things, and I love my Dutch Parrano and my Stravecchio. I could easily spend $40 or $50 in the cheese department, and some weeks I have. I got out of the store today only buy choosing the smallest pieces I could find. I plan to use it sparingly over the next few weeks.

After that I did the rest of the ...

I have a friend who is, shall we say, “crunchy” (in the best sense of the word). She and her family eschew many modern conveniences such as dishwashers, fast food, and big box stores in favor of doing things the old fashioned way. They are environmentally conscious to a fault and very outdoorsy. A few decades ago I guess they would have been borderline hippies. I don’t say this to be derogatory, only to explain. I actually admire their lifestyle for its simplicity and the closeness it generates ...

A friend of mine was laid off from her job three months ago. Not surprising, given the current economy. Anyway, like many people, she’s in over her head financially. Without her salary her family is having trouble making ends meet. Since it looks like she might be out of work for awhile, she came to me for help on stretching their budget.

One of the first areas we tackled was food. With three kids, food is a big money drain in their house. As part of the plan, I introduced her to ...

While at a networking event the other day, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation between two guys. The first guy was complaining about how much he hated his job. He said he couldn’t stand the job, the people, the commute, the stress, the hours, or any of it. The only thing he liked was the money.

“I make great money. I couldn’t go anywhere else and make this kind of money.”

“Well, money isn’t everything,” said the second guy. “If you hate your job that much, ...