Generous

Over the holidays, I helped out a friend that was running a craft booth for a holiday show. This was her first and her inexperience showed. She paid to have stanchions since we were both selling our wares but people stood everywhere looking for some type of order. Thinking on my feet, I gave the standees old copies of the 'zine with my business card attached while helping to set up and get some crowd control. After a while, I took time to socialize with them and speak to by partner-in-crime...

*Waves* While I plug away at long assignments for clients while dodging my creditors ( in the past four months, it has gone from 'wait in line' to 'the line is moving slowly' to 'ok, I can give you a partial payment...a week later than the due date), my YouTube channels are what get me by. Though a Miss Fitts podcast is not in the immediate future, I remembered someone who can really share some wisdom. I read Rae Lewis Thornton's story in Essence magazine back in the mid-90s. Old biddies like...

Guest post written by Kristen Brown My old reusable grocery book broke a few weeks ago, of course with all of my groceries in it. It was very sad and it also made me mad at the same time. I hadn't had it for very long, so it was quite upsetting. So now I need to find a new grocery bag but I'm looking for one that's a lot more durable than the one that I had before. When I was looking for some good but affordable grocery bags, I saw some information on debt settlement that I had to stop...

Now, you may have had to put your foot down when it comes to day-to-day parenting but you're not mad yet! So why not reward your child and you with a little fun? Even if money is a little tight, there are some ways to get out of the house for little money. One of my friends got a couple of disneyland tickets for her and her son, who getting to that restless age and what they ended up doing to save money will have you thinking about getaways for the warmer months. First, they had burgers,...

In an era where we are bombarded with everything Kartrashian, people who still aren't attractive after getting work done...AND Nicki Minaj, it's easy to feel defeat and wonder why the hell you got in this to begin with. Courtesy of Yahoo Shine, veteran actress and I couldn't be more proud.Especially while I am battling this hideous cyst on my face (sorry I've picked it, it's oozing but I have plenty of peroxide antiseptic and aloe vera to treat it).

I've received some accolades for this column and others feel that it's parenting satire. No, it is not intended to be funny but yes, we are still taking submissions and for Mother's Day 2012, we want to know what makes a good parent and what moment gave you that "Ah-ha" moment. One book that moved me the most was Terry McMillan's Mama. Though the subject is Black/AA, I've seen portions this character in White, Latina an even Asian mothers who found themselves in a struggling economy that...

Lately, things have been kind of rough for me with the money changes I have gone through. However, nothing has made me more happy than to receive two graduation invitations in the mail from people I care about. The first was an old friend that made all kinds of sacrifices to return to college. Going to trade school while working full-time was one struggle but when she decided to get her degree in Architectural Engineering, all of us became her instant cheering squad and sometimes,...

If you're into natural skin care or cosmetics and want to make a little extra money, Nature's Natural Solutions has opportunities for home reps and others who want to spread the word about the advantages of having skin that is soft and not clogged with dirt and oils - which is what some of those fancy names are all about. Yeah, I said it because I can personally testify that some of those products that promise miracle results like 'have younger skin overnight' are nothing but a bunch of false...

The Author of this post is Velma Baird The other day a friend told me about our grocery store’s website that is actual pretty useful. By how useful, I mean I saved twenty bucks at the store today using coupons. So anyway, using my wireless internet connection I logged onto the site and created an account. I was able to link my bonus card to the account by typing in the number. I was able to load coupons from the website onto my card. There were hundreds of coupons. I think that they...

Not crazy about how it transpired but we have a new location. The Work in Hell blog is now here. So if you want to continue hearing working blues from different POV, writing content company scandals and so forth, this is where you need to check in on a weekly basis.Thank you for your support,Love Hellgirl

Recently, a news article out of Los Angeles reported a Long Beach girl died as a result of fighting with another girl, allegedly over a boy she had a crush on. Courtesy of LA Weekly. This brought back painful memories for me as I remember being in a verbal altercation as a teen with another female over a crush.The problem was 1) He wasn't old enough to do anything for us in a monetary sense (although too damn old to consider speaking the girls in middle school) and; 2) He was a thug who...

Lately, I've gotten so much work that my back goes numb and sometimes I have a hard time walking. So I got a Pomeranian to keep me on my toes. I got him a few pieces of dog exercise equipment during the winter months but on warmer days, I like to walk to the dog park. Sometimes me and a good friend sit on the Portable Bleachers and talk shop. She has crazy clients and so do I so we act as each others support system. And I'm so thankful she's there because I've had some moments when I've...

Mr. and Mrs. Walden, an elderly couple that go to our church, moved across town here in Fort Worth. Several of us younger adults helped them get moved. The poor things, they are in their early 80’s, but at heart, they aren’t a day over 50. I sat down with Mrs. Walden a week before they moved in, and helped her set up most of her utilities on the computer. She was so impressed that by going to a website like www.shopelectricityratestexas.com/ , she could choose her energy provider....

I stopped adding "diet" a long time ago and instead, I modified my eating habits. Now, I'm not preaching as I will never take on diet ads or say which meal plan is better. My take is that the more veggies and whole grains you eat on a daily basis, the stronger your chances of weight loss. And don't underestimate the power of multivitamin either. They can alleviate Aunt Flo's drama that comes with being over 40 or help to curb sweet cravings we get just because. Anyway, I found this little gem...

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