Crowd Fund No

     I need some new living room drapes and, truth be told, one of those oversized round ottomans with the little tufted buttons, preferably in a celery color to coordinate with the new drapes. All told, I need about $1,800 to make these two things happen. I’m...

Sugar Daddy

    Like many parents of high school seniors, Duh Hubby and I have been poring over financial aid forms and grappling with the FAFSA, the Big Form You Gotta Fill Out to see if your kid can get federal financial aid for college. Stop me if I’m going too fast...

Sale Genius

    This is my favorite time of year because it gives me a chance to show off my freakishly accurate ability to know exactly when post-Christmas sale prices are slashed from the pedestrian and uninspired 50 percent off to the infinitely more rewarding 75 percent off....

Dog Step

   Rivenbark column for week beginning Sunday, Jan. 11      While the rest of the world was fretting over Sarah Palin’s 6-year-old son using the family dog as a step-stool so he could reach the sink to do the dishes, I was like, “Whoa. How do you get a kid...