So we had our little feast last night of salad, lamb chops and pasta. Yum. If we’d had our meal out, it would’ve easily set us back by $100+. Eating out is getting to be so expensive. But last night’s feast cost us less than half of that, so I consider that to be double the treat .

But no, we haven’t booked anything and we’re on a tight budget here. So we’re just going shopping. You know, roam around the local malls and do a bit of window-shopping and eating out, that’s it! The break is only a week long so I doubt we can even plan anything much at such short notice.

All it takes is a little effort on our part to surf around a little bit and compare rates. In fact, some of the better insurance sites will provide auto insurance comparisons between their own and their competitors’ rates, which makes it even easier for us to compare since everything is on one page.

The problem though is that most times, we tend to stick with the same insurance company and it doesn’t strike us that there may be cheaper options out there that could save us money. Chances are, with a little research, we can always find a better rate and more savings.

Why is fitting out a new pair of glasses so expensive these days? Hello and welcome to Zenni Optical where I hear you can get your eyeglasses almost at cost price. Since these guys are the manufacturers, you’re guaranteed of getting your glasses at factory price minus all the overheads that jack the prices up.

I’ve just read the detailed review entitled “Cheap eyeglasses are a reality. Check out Eric’s review of Zenni Optical” at Examiner.com by a happy customer and I’m really tempted to get my glasses from them if they service international orders.

If they do, it’s certainly happy news for families who are constantly in need of quality eyewear and trendy frames but don’t have an entire fortune to splurge on what has now become a fashion item, especially for teens.

Especially for someone like me who’s in and out of the house 20 times a day, know what I mean? Since I’m not in the habit of turning on the air-conditioning, I’m thinking I definitely need some window blinds to keep out the sun and the heat. Any suggestions on what else I can do?

It’s quite stressful to shop there because I have to keep a hawk’s eye on the prices as they flash across the cash register and then recheck the bill when I’m done paying. If I continue to allow myself to be ripped off there, even holding two jobs in philly area won’t be enough to see me through.

So I now shop at another grocery store where the prices are hardly ever wrong. I only go back to that other store to get what I can’t get here. Well, if they can’t get their act together, they’re just going to lose customers like me who are vigilant about checking before paying.

Quite honestly, when I come across words like inverter or a string of numbers like Symbol LS2208, I’m really clueless. Is it a new technology that makes the appliance more efficient or is it some obscure model number? I still need to get down and do my homework because they are so many models available these days.

Many times, finding a knowledgeable salesperson to explain these terms is not easy. Most of the salespeople these days know NOTHING about the products they’re selling. Which is very frustrating because they know less than I do, so how are they going to sell something to me that they can’t explain the benefits and features of ??

Anyhow I shop at 2 grocery stores, so I’m going to try and get an early start this week after I check up on the term life insurance quote I’ve been promising my friend. And off I go!

She had a whole bunch of us mere minions gathered around her as she mesmerized us with stories of her course and now her new job. She showed us photos of her working her rounds and treating patients. Nothing unusual about that. But what really surprised us was that her koi uniforms are brightly colored in chic prints and quite frankly, if she hadn’t told us, none of us would ever have known she’s a doctor!

Yep, apparently, medical professionals have turned fashionable these days with their brightly colored koi scrubs. Even the koi scrub pants are just like what you would wear to lunch with a girl friend, not to a medical job!

It impressed the heck out of us. If you’re a medical professional, you should seriously check out the Scrubs and Beyond website which is where she and her colleagues order their unconventional attire which I dare say would brighten up anyone’s day!