Summer Spending
We are past Memorial Day and into summer, which means it’s time to figure out just how much all the summer fun is going to cost me. The town pool […]
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The Final Countdown
Tuesday: This morning I packed the last lunches of the year. Three half days left of school. My term as PTA president is also up. I’m running around, tying up […]
Here We Are Now, Entertain Us
The day after Christmas, my phone screen slowly faded away to black. Broken. I decided I wasn’t in a rush to get a new one. It was break; nothing urgent […]
Cookie Bakin’, Wreath Makin’, Doomsday Preppin’
The long Thanksgiving weekend was low-key for us. Thanksgiving was at my sister’s and was very nice. I brought the corn and also made honey-glazed carrots using carrots from the […]
Rainy Friday
Today would have been a great day for baking, but instead I baked on Wednesday, when it was disgustingly warm and humid. Over the weekend, I had roasted one pumpkin, […]
It’s Time I Got Back
It’s almost September, summer is more or less over for me, and it’s time to get back to reality and stop living in vacationland. This means: Tracking the budget. I […]
Show Me the Money
It’s a truism: if you want to save money, you have to have a budget. There are all kinds of budget systems out there. Some people put all their cash […]
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