Challenge: Resisting Target’s Back to School Sales

You can–and must–resist the Target back-to-school sale. It’s July 1 as I write this. I walk into Target with one mission: dish towels. Mine are clean, but stained with god-knows-what and tons of holes but who cares because they still work, right?...

Movie Food Smuggling

Why would anyone in their right mind pay $20 for a small box of candy and a few kernels fake-butter popcorn after paying a million dollars a ticket to go to a movie–that starts with a half-hour of commercials?  That’s insane. Theatre food isn’t what...

What Kind of Computer Do I Get My Kid?

Right now my son has The Peach Salsa Computer, and it’s going to die. It’s time to start computer shopping for middle school. But with a birthday around the corner, I’d like to kill two birds with one stone–get him something that looks like a...

Dealing with Your No Paycheck Summer

“Have fun this summer… by the way, there’s no paycheck!” Does your office say that on the last day of school? Some teachers don’t get paid during the summer months. If you’re a new teacher or switching districts, you might not think...

Stop Spending Your Paycheck on Your Job!

Teachers–how much money from your last paycheck did you give back to your job? Stop spending–before it’s too late! It’s prom season. ($40) “Can your department donate a basket to our fundraiser?” ($10) “Dress down day.”...