I’m pretty sneaky. 🙂 I went and had a second baby without telling you all! Her name is Celia and she was born 7lb 4oz almost five months ago. She is a happy, smiley baby that has already slept 11 hours at night on several occasions! We love her and are quickly getting used to have two little ones. Big sister Lucy is doing great
5 Tips to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
10… 9… 8… 7… waitaminute, is it really 2014 already? A year ago I had a 6-week-old baby, rented an apartment in California, and had plans to return to my job in community mental health when maternity leave was up. 12 months later, life has intervened. We own a home near Seattle, and I’m a mostly-stay-at-home mom to a walking, babbling, mischievous 13-month-old. Some years
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you are gathering with friends and family to celebrate the bounty of your life. I am thankful for my loving husband, my beautiful children, that I have a job I love and a warm home, and that I have friends and family to celebrate Thanksgiving with. We hope you have a wonderful holiday! ~Julia and the BargainBabe.com Team PS. We’ll
9 More Ways to Stay Warm Without Turning the Heat On
Call me frugal, cheap or lazy, but each winter I do everything I can to stay warm without turning the heat on. I’ve been known to sleep in layers upon layers of blankets, just to avoid turning that dial. Last January, Bargain Babe listed 11 Ways to Keep Warm Without Turning the Heat On. Here’s 9 more for a grand total of twenty. 9 More Ways
Farewell Yazmin, Hello Dacia!
I’m sad to announce that Yazmin has taken a new job and will only be writing one post a week – on Tuesdays – for BargainBabe.com. Yazmin was the first person I hired and in the past 3 years she has proven herself a hard worker, a quick learner, and extremely reliable. Not to mention she is a savvy saver and spender. I am truly
Remembering September 11
This post originally appeared on the Bargain Hunter blog, which I wrote at the LA Daily News. A lot has changed in the past 12 years for me personally, but when it comes to finding bargains on September 11, I still feel the same way. I cannot do my job. More than ten years have passed; should I move on? I see many have; I
Five Things To Do With Frequent Flyer Miles (Other Than Fly)
As a frugal travel shopper, I often buy airline tickets that are the best deal at the time, and am not loyal to a particular airline. Every so often I get a notice that some frequent flyer miles I’ve accumulated are about to expire, but I have nowhere near enough of them on a particular airline to get a free flight. Though I was able
Five Discount Websites for Outdoor Gear
With summer in full swing, August is the best time to browse discount websites for outdoor gear sales. Stores are starting to roll out their fall and winter merchandise, so you can find discount biking gear, tents and camping supplies, cheap running shoes and even discounted luggage and accessories for the whole family. Below are the five best discount websites for outdoor and active gear.
Blog Carnivals Featuring BargainBabe.com!
March 12, 2014 Carn of MoneyPros at Save and Conquer Carn. of Financial Planning at On Better Terms Yakezie Carnival at The Value Geek March 5, 2014 Yakezie Carnival at 2 Copper Coins Lifestyle Carnival at Master the Art of Saving Carnival of Retirement at Brick By Brick Investing Feb 27, 2014 Aspiring Blogger Fin. Carnival at Aspiring Blogger Carn. of Fin. Camaraderie at Messy Money Fin. Carn. for Young Adults at Save and
Announcing the New Staff Writer for BargainBabe.com!
The competition was stiff, money was saved, and tough financial issues were tackled during the staff writer auditions for BargainBabe.com. We published seven audition posts and from that talented group… I decided to hire Heather Stephens and Megan Thode! Heather wrote “Should My Daughter Pay Her Medical Bills?” She is a frugal mom of three who writes about personal finance and shopping for FatWallet.com/blog. She also
Happy July 4th!
We are taking the next few days off to celebrate the Fourth of July. We hope you have a wonderful long weekend (or however much time you have off) and that you spend it doing something you love. We are going to a friend’s BBQ and hopefully going to finish painting a new built-in bookshelf! Have a wonderful July 4th holiday! See you back on
Staff Writer Auditions Over: Who Would You Hire?
I want your opinion! We published seven audition posts to become the next staff writer on BargainBabe.com. Which one did you like the best? Here are excerpts of each post to jog your memory. Who would you hire as the next writer for BargainBabe.com?
Staff Writer Auditions for BargainBabe.com!
Have you ever read BargainBabe.com and thought, I can do that! Well, we have an opening for a new staff writer and are holding auditions. A new staff writer will add fresh ideas and make us all savvier spenders. Know who would make an excellent addition to BargainBabe.com? Leave a comment!!!
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