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April 9, 2013

9 Car Insurance Tips to Cut Cost

I have been bugging a friend and former coworker from our dot com startup days to give my readers some helpful advice on a topic I know nothing about…insurance! Elena, who works for State Farm, is our go to agent…

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April 7, 2013

I’m Homeless!

Well that was a downer. To watch Cal lose their lead, then ultimately lose the game was heart-breaking. Ugh. Before I get entrenched with work this week, I wanted to quickly post that we definitively sold my condo. I mentioned…

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April 7, 2013

Sponsored Post: Celebrity Cruises: Top 2 Itineraries

With a guest: staff ratio of 2:1, a cruise on a Celebrity liner is like no other. Boasting incredible service, attractive decor and some top quality itineraries to choose from, when you book Celebrity cruises, the world will be your…

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April 7, 2013

Go Bears!

Is anyone watching Cal dominate Louisville? Yowsers. The Bears are looking real good. Such an exciting game. GO BEARS! I have been working all weekend so this is a very nice break. Yeehah. Have to be in the office at…

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April 4, 2013

Confessions of a Hoarder

No, I’m not a hoarder. I’ve either had roommates or lived in a studio or 1-bedroom apartment ever since I left for college. So how much of a hoarder can I be? Well a lot. A lot for me. Now…

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April 4, 2013

Apartment Rental Bust?

An article in the WSJ yesterday projected that, while rents continue to increase, the overall rental market may be cooling as the housing market continues to rebound. Exactly! Now is the time to put the brakes on the home search…

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April 3, 2013

Money Monday: Real Estate Bubble

Hey people, if you haven’t noticed, we are experiencing a housing bubble: skyrocketing rents, zero inventory, and astronomical offers in terms of both volume and price. This is not the time to buy. Back away, people. Back away! I’m completely…

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April 2, 2013

Treasure Island Flea Market

I am under so much pressure right now, I feel my heart is going to burst out of my chest. Work is insane. I’m in escrow with the sale of my condo closing any day now. And we still have…

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April 1, 2013

Our Adopted Boys

Here are the two babies we ‘adopted’ over the weekend. Hyper Timmy is in the foreground. Timmy loves to cuddle and gets super jealous if we start petting the other dog. Laddy is the big fat Cavalier King Charles in…

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March 31, 2013

Fashion Friday: Brows

Not only was it a holiday weekend, but this is the last weekend before the close of escrow on my home. I’ve kept mum on the sale because I didn’t want to jinx it, but we’re all set to close…

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