I recently signed up for Mint.com. It’s a relatively new, Web 2.0 financial management tool. You provide it with your online user IDs and passwords for bank accounts, credit cards, etc. and every time you log in to Mint, it pulls your most recent transaction information. Then it analyzes your spending. It sounds really cool…
Monthly Archives: July 2008
A Cheap, Easy, and Delicious Summer Dinner
I fancy myself many things. Often, I fancy myself a successful, productive member of society. Other times, I fancy myself a writer. Today, I fancied myself a housewife. I think it’s because I wore a skirt while doing errands. Something about walking the isles of the grocery store, cleaning my bathroom, and doing five loads…
Minnesota Schools Move to Four-Day Week
The Minnesota Department of Education recently approved a four-day school week for the MCCRAY school district located in rural west-central Minnesota. Starting this fall, students will attend school Tuesday through Friday for ten hours a day. The move to four days was driven by an attempt to save money. School officials justify the move, citing…
