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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It is that time of the year. I had my review over at work. The review process is cumbersome and last several months and is filled with lots of politics. I have found out that it really is not up to how you do individually, but what kind of wheeling and dealing can be made [...]
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Our youngest daughter, with the developmental issues, has a few $$ saved up. Unfortunately, we can’t open savings accounts in her name. She receives state medical aid, which is a big life saver, but if she carries any savings or earnings she is penalized.
The direction he have been looking at is to open an account [...]
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Our current savings picture show a good and bad picture. The good news is that our retirement accounts are staying on the target that I set at the beginning of the year, even with the recent downturn. Because of the high credit card payments, the monthly infow to those accounts is not as [...]
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