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Blaw, blaw, blaw, Just Julie »

[5 May 2009 | No Comment | 233 views]
Non-profit loan provider advertisement predicts the Blawgirl’s future on postcard

I normally tend to ignore the law school-related stuff that comes on postcards. More often than not, they are solicitations for summer programs that claim to give gunners you a head start or are offers for law student loan programs.

A postcard I received yesterday from Access Group, a non-profit student loan provider, was pretty standard as it didn’t deviate from this pattern. What was extraordinary, however, was the amount of customization that went into it.

The front of the postcard shows a newspaper clipping with the headline “Ines

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Frugal Living »

[5 May 2009 | One Comment | 189 views]
Frugal Finds (5/5/09): Get Ziggy with it. Free MP3 download and 50 albums for $5 each

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Gadgets and Gear:

$450 notebook. Newegg.com has the Acer Aspire AS4530-6823 Athlon 64 X2 2GHz 14.1″ Widescreen Notebook for $449.99 (Orig. price: $599.99) with free

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Diversions, Just Julie »

[4 May 2009 | No Comment | 257 views]
You betta Trek yo self, for you wreck yo self. The Blawgirl did!

Ever wonder what you’d look like as a Star Trek character? Wonder no more. Cheez-It has partnered with the movie franchise, whose latest installment opens Friday, to allow fans to Trek-ify themselves.

With Trek Yourself, you can make yourself look like Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock, a Romulan, or an officer. The only female choice is the officer so, natch, that’s what I picked. I mean, you can technically put your face on any of the other characters, but for me it just looked creepy. The Capt. Kirk and Mr. Spock

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Frugal Living »

[4 May 2009 | No Comment | 125 views]
Frugal Finds (5/4/09): Celebrate with Friday’s on Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo!

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Gadgets and Gear:

$439 notebook. CompUSA has the HP Compaq 6735s KS115UT Sempron 2GHz 15.4″ Widescreen Notebook for $429.99 (Orig. price: $499.99), but a

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Frugal Living »

[2 May 2009 | No Comment | 119 views]
Frugal Finds Weekend (5/2/09): Great, inexpensive meal ideas from the Great Depression

Welcome to the Frugal Finds Weekend edition! The Blawgirl shares frugal living ideas she comes across every Saturday morning.

Be sure to check back 11:30 (ish) Monday through Friday when The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper.

I’ve written before about all the wonderful lessons on frugality we can learn from those who lived through the hard economic times of the past. Which is why I

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Blaw, blaw, blaw »

[1 May 2009 | No Comment | 233 views]
The Shark Attack: Law students find their way, for better or worse, to Facebook and Fark

In The Shark Attack, the Blawgirl brings you a list of links to blog posts published at The Shark, a blawg written by and for law students.
Facebook groups. Go. Join. Gripe. Law students are the least likely of all the students in the world to complain about anything. Now that I’ve made your heads implode and have possibly awakened the anti-Christ from the improbability of that last statement, I urge…

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Frugal Living »

[1 May 2009 | No Comment | 99 views]
Frugal Finds (5/1/09): Holy free comic book, Batman! Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day!

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Gadgets and Gear:

$10 notebook case. Boscov’s has the Overland 14.1″ Notebook Carrying Case in black for $9.99 (Reg.: $24.99) with $9.95 for shipping. (via DealNews)

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