While the tests are free, they are for a limited time — Craigslist and Freecycle are two of my favorite places to be online. I’m always looking for a good deal for things I never even knew I needed. This month alone, I got a massive box full of school supplies that checked off every single thing I needed for my home…

When my dog was feeling like a “Superstar” — To this day, I’m still not sure why my first official boyfriend chose this song to sing to me. Maybe it was because it was popular or because he thought I’d enjoy it. A month before then, I’d walked my usual route home from high school with three other friends…

If the user asks “Is this still available?” then it’s probably a no-show user — Dear no-show Craigslist and Freecycle users, Have you ever seen the show “Lucifer”? There’s this scene during the show when this con artist keeps coming into a bar to find out why he got wiped out. Over and over again. He keeps trying to change the results, but low and…

Every dog’s affection is not created equally — The first time I sat next to the Pit Bull mix to pet her, she hopped off of one couch and moved to another couch. Then I tried laying beside her on the floor. She whined and scooted away. I shrugged and figured she just wasn’t that into me. But…

Then karma taught me a hard lesson by being the victim of a Catfish — MTV’s “Catfish” is now in its eighth season, and I’m still puzzled by how people keep falling into these traps — especially considering I was once a “Catfish” myself. I don’t embarrass easily, but this was not one of my finest moments. I was in elementary school and chit-chatting with…

Are basic manners not basic anymore? — “If you don’t have enough for everybody, then you don’t have enough for anybody,” my mother used to tell me as a kid. It was one of those rules that was baked into my head early on. I observed her cook massive meals for a handful of people — be…

For condo owner associations who want owner-only homes, this will matter too — Paying rent without any kind of tax break can grow old. It’s one of many reasons that renters transition to homeowners — not just for the home mortgage insurance deduction (HMID) but for the stability, too. …

When a job seems too good to be true, best believe it (usually) is — Something was off. I couldn’t put my finger on what it was, but when I walked into this building, I just couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to leave. I’d quit my job in Corporate America and said I would never go back. But then I got a recruiter…

Video: My eternal appreciation for Wag! dog walking — This week has been a roller coaster of emotions when it comes to politics and laws passed/denied. I thought today was going to absolutely SUCK (even with a bit of good news). I didn’t think much about a tweet I sent to Wag! about how I wish they’d sell their…