Blogging Away Debt

Pizza for $1.25, Earrings, Moving Sale Tips & a Contest

Happy Friday everyone! Here are some article that caught my eye this week:

Boomie from The Wastrel Show (Confessions of a Middle Aged Spendthrift) shares how she makes pizza for $1.25!

Michael’s wife found a cute pair of earrings (not what you’d expect!).

Lastly, if you own an ugly couch you may be interested in a contest that Club Furtniture is putting on: World’s Ugliest Couch Contest. You can win a free couch. Do you think I should enter with the couch we found on the side of the road? It is ugly, but I’m not so sure it’s the ugliest. Maybe I’ll give it a shot anyways.

Enjoy!

Which One Are You…The Ant or the Grasshopper?

by Tricia

A big thanks to Sarah and Chris for sending me a link to the following article. It really fits in with what I was discussing the other day about why it took so long for us to decide that it was time to pay off our debt).

New York Times: It Might Pay to Follow Your Bliss.

I was trying to figure out a portion to quote from the article, but the whole thing is great. I’ll just quote the opening paragraph since it adequately sets the mood for the piece:

REMEMBER the fable about the ant and the grasshopper? The ant works hard all summer, socking away provisions for the winter; the grasshopper frolics away each day. The ant warns the grasshopper that heâ€™s being hedonistic and short-sighted. The grasshopper ignores the ant, and continues on his merry way â€” only to perish when winter sets in.

If you have a chance, click on the link and read it. It’s a great article.