Gaaah. *flail* I need to streamline my banking. Two checking and two savings accounts, three investment accounts, three credit cards, two debit cards and two PayPal accounts. My paycheck and all my bills are set up for e-payment or automatic debit, but some of them charge to credit, some to debit, and some use EFT. I don't know exactly how or when ( Read more... )

Decided I can't keep paying $10-plus-shipping for sugar scrubs. Discovered Bramble Berry Soap Making Supplies while on a quest for bulk mango butter, and it has kicked ye olde craftybrain into overdrive. Pretty sure anhydrous scrubs are hard to mess up, and I think I can just about manage bath bombs for a Sunday afternoon Christmas-gift project - ( Read more... )

Sometimes the world in the news and the world I actually inhabit don't bear much resemblance to one another. One of my credit accounts got caught in the Citi/Bank of America switchover. It's not one I ever use, so I hadn't paid much attention to the paperwork, but it appears BofA has raised my credit limit another $3,000. Okay...? And now Zillow ( Read more... )

I just got a job offer! I think... after what happened in October, I'm not canceling any other interviews until I've actually been shown to a desk. :P And it's from the agency where I thought I bombed the interview, too... huh. The HR lady said she didn't have anyone in the office to sign off on the paperwork, but she should be able to get it ( Read more... )