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Welcome to Bitches on a Budget. We're a best selling book from NAL/ Penguin, a blog and an attitude.
Live big. Laugh loud. Be fabulous.
Good taste is not expensive.
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We’re Crazy for this Helmet
May 12th, 2010 | Comments
Tags: bicycles, Food & Spirits, Health & Fitness, Travel & Entertainment
 May is National Bike Month.
As you know safe riding is always on our minds– we never jump on without protection– and we’re crazy about the look of this Nutcase helmet.
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Spa Free
May 11th, 2010 | Comments
Tags: Beauty & Grooming, Decorating, Shopping
 No more nasty aerosols or overpriced faux- scented potpourri for us! A thrifty bitch brews up her own home scents. Mix herbs and spices with a cup or two of water. Bring to a boil , turn to a slow simmer and release the delicious fragrance. We love a mixture of cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon. Make your own combinations using rosemary, lavender, peppercorns, juniper berries, star anise, orange peels… Spa for free.
Try it and send us your favorite home brews.
Your Mother’s Day Stories: B’s on a Budget
May 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Tags: budget, charity, Contests, Mother's Day
On our Facebook page we asked about real life heroines and the response was huge. An overwhelming number of people responded that their heroine was their mother or grandmother. The stories were touching.
So, in honor of Mother’s Day we...
A Tennessee Volunteer
May 7th, 2010 | 2 Comments
Tags: B's Give Back, Community, Nashville Floods, Volunteer
B’s Give Back
We write in our book about volunteering: “If this time has taught you nothing else, it should teach you that life spins and turns on a dime; we are separated by only an accident of time and space, and the person on the...
Five Simple Gifts Sure to Please Every Mom
May 7th, 2010 | 4 Comments
Tags: Books, Entertainment, Mother's Day, Shopping
Mother’s Day is right around the corner and we’re here to help with five simple ideas she’s sure to love.
1. Herbs
Whether your mom lives in an apartment or on in the country, nothing spices up a meal more than fresh herbs....
Perk up Your Spirits with Humpday Doggie Contest* 2.0
May 5th, 2010 | 2 Comments
Tags: Contests, Health & Fitness, pets, Shopping, Travel & Entertainment
OK, that sounds way dirtier than we intended… that’s wrong even to our ears.
What we mean is this: it’s Wednesday, that day of the week you might need your spirit perked up, and you’re a dog lover. And you’ve got the most...
James Beard Award Winners 2010
May 3rd, 2010 | Comments
Tags: Food & Spirits, mamas, Shopping, Travel & Entertainment
Congratulations to all of the James Beard Award Winners 2010. We are especially delighted to see one of our favorite food blogs Serious Eats winning this year! And, Sfoglia, the restaurant we featured during Strawberry Week for their fantastic,...
Good Taste is Not Expensive
May 3rd, 2010 | Comments
Tags: bargain, Shopping
We believe good taste need not be expensive, so there is nothing more exciting than seeing one of the world’s greatest designers, Jil Sander, extend her collaboration with Uniqlo (an amazing Japanese retailer with stores all over the...
B’ Give Back: Keeping Sanctuary
May 1st, 2010 | Comments
Tags: B's Give Back, Health & Fitness
Saturday is B’s Give Back day where we feature a member of our community and how they give of themselves to help others. Since one of our favorite haunts is the bird sanctuary (there is a whole section in our book about it), we were delighted...
Organic vs. Not Organic: Battle of the Budget
April 30th, 2010 | 2 Comments
Tags: Food & Spirits, Health & Fitness, Shopping
The Environmental Working Group * just released their list of pesticide residue on fruits and vegetables. They break it down into “The Dirty Dozen” those with the most residue from field to market and the “Clean 15” those that have the...
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May is National Bike Month.
