Yes, yes I did. But before I get into details, I wanted you to see this quote from a well-known blogger: “I’ve been at this blogging thing a long time and I’ll tell you what, back in the day, blogs were a bit rough around the edges. But now? Blogs are polished, spit-shined, photoshopped, staged and nothing […]

No, not the actual unicorn. I’m not that crazy, though one of my readers said that sometimes I come across as certifiably insane. Can you believe it? Oh no she didn’t! Anyway, back to “unicorn” analogy. What I mean by that is spotting a sign-up bonus you can’t get with any other bank. And I’m […]

Quite a title, no? In my posts I’m pretty much upfront that this blog is in part a “for-profit business” which survives via sales of credit cards. I know, it’s very icky and inappropriate for a site that supposedly caters to families. But, I’m a lot more shy when it comes to dealing with family […]

One of my childhood friends sent this photograph via Facebook. I thought you would get a kick out of it, so here it is:   Yeah, the one with an arrow pointing at her is me. When my daughter saw it, her words were: “Mommy, you were one ugly little girl.” That child doesn’t have […]