We are in the midst of our 4th hospital stay for our little one in the last year. This time we is fighting possible pneumonia. While stuck here during the day, I have thought about how I could save money while here. Eating is the big issue while here. While thinking about this I also [...]
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Mother’s Day can turn into a mini Christmas event if we are not too careful. Somehow, over the years, we have gradually been including more mothers into our gift exchange. This has sent costs into the $200 range easily. Ridiculous, if I may say so.
This years we decided that framed pictures were [...]
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As you know, we have to make another trip to Cleveland Clinic soon. It was supposed to occur in March, but was pushed back because of the little one was sick and had a setback with her new medicine. Our next visit is on May 5th. we have the hotel lined up, but have been [...]
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Spring is arriving on Thursday, March 20th. This is a good time to evaluate look at ways to save money around the house. Today I adjusted the timer for the one automatic light that we have in the family room. As the sun now sets near 7:00pm, I shaved a couple of [...]
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The company I work for offers a chance to reduce our annual heath premiums by $100 per family member with a maximum of $300. Basically we have to earn 100 point via various activities and log them into a website by the end of August. In the past I have been the only [...]
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We usually take our daughters to a portrait studio at major chains, usually Sears. After spending $300 in March for some very nice pictures, I decided that this was crazy. Usually we spend around $60-100 for birthdays and holidays. Christmas is the worst because of the greeting cards.
After the episode in March, I ordered a [...]
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