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Proud Professionals Struggle at Lower Skill Jobs

A friend’s husband who lost his job has started delivering pizzas as he looks for regular employment.
He’s been having the same schedule each week, and so he was startled and panicked when he got a call from his manager on a day he typically isn’t scheduled. “Are you on your way in? [...]

Solving Space Problems with Self Storage

Last year an article on organizing in O magazine featured a woman who had run out of storage for her 127 pairs of shoes. After customizing her closet in Manhattan and still not having sufficient shoe space, she decided to rent storage for the additional pairs. [...]

Birmingham’s Best Finds for Booklovers

Selfishly, I almost hate to share these first two finds because I realize it could just mean more competition for the best titles. But if I’m stuck on self-help while you’re reading fiction, we can both have all the books we can read, which isn’t [...]

Rabid for Red Clearance Stickers

Nothing gets our attention like red markdown tags, especially since every penny counts.
Well, let’s rephrase that. A single penny doesn’t make for much of a discount, unless you’re a sucker who isn’t paying attention.Take this container of antibacterial wipes on “clearance” on a prominent end [...]

Coupon Books Dictate Dining and Entertainment

I personally treat Birmingham coupon books like a citywide scavenger hunt, trying out new places and working a book down to its tattered, thinnest shell before the expiration date. We’ve discovered that we can find plenty of things to do and places to eat if we just work [...]

Find: Wrap-N-Mat

Did you know that it takes a 1000 years for a plastic sandwich bag to degrade?  When my children started school and I began to pack lunches regularly, it seemed that we were going through plastic sandwich bags at an alarming rate. As I considered [...]

Teenagers as Money Managers

My husband says he has never since felt so rich as he did back in his teenage days, when he had yet to take on the adult encumbrances of mortgage, utilities, cable (or even cell phone, come to think of it). His earnings were truly discretionary for music, gasoline, and entertainment. To [...]

Kids Eat Free and Dining Deals

This is an old post — more current information can be found on our Kids Eat Free Directory. Thanks!
The weekly calendar of Kids Eat Free Deals in Birmingham.
Please note: All kids’ free meals require an adult entree purchase, are dine-in only, and cannot be [...]

Found Money Helps Spruce Up for Spring

You already know how helpful a Coinstar machine is for counting loose coins in exchange for a cash voucher or  gift certificate.
If you elect to receive a cash voucher, the machine keeps almost nine cents of every dollar, but it just doesn’t seem right to clip coupons and then [...]

Couponing Seminar

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