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From the monthly archives:
…of course there was cake. And presents… Pretty simple birthday, really. Grandma and grandpa were visiting for Thanksgiving, so we celebrated with them, too. We kept it quiet and small. (No extra ankle biters running around, anyway.) Simple, but not free. The Breakdown: Cake mix + frosting ~ $1.50 (with coupons) (baked by big brother, [...]
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I trust you all enjoyed a thoroughly wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends. Or just family. Or just friends. Whatever floats your boat. The real question is… What did you eat? Turkey? or ham? Or are you crazy like us and had both? My momma tried to tell me that we didn’t have to [...]
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The good news is — our washer wasn’t broken! The bad news is — our plumbing was backed up! The good news is — we didn’t have to pay the $70 service fee again! The bad news is — we had to wait for a plumber to come! The good news is — my teenager [...]
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No sooner do I get back from my trip to Chicago then our washer goes kaput. Lots and lots of water — NOT INSIDE THE WASHER.Not good. Especially when you’re right in the middle of trying to catch up on your laundry. I’m really not too keen on washing clothes in the bathtub; I’d rather [...]
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(Yes, Carmen, I went to Chicago! Thank you for playing!) So… What do a musician from Milwaukee, a yoga instructor from Chicago, and a stay-at-home mom from Dayton have in common? Why, a Kansas high school, of course! We reconnected at our 20-year high school reunion this summer. Amy and I were BFF’s way back [...]
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Hint: I drove there from Ohio. It was windy. I spent a wee bit of money. (Details to follow…)
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I’ve been buying our eggs locally for a few months now, from a family that moved to the country just in the last year and is already well on their way to running a full-fledged, self-sufficient farm. They have a couple of cows. (Still calves, really.)Pigs (these are mainly their teenage son’s venture)… And goats, [...]
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After yesterday’s post of “Oh, woe me, I really want a big flat screen TV – WAAH!” I thought I’d put finger to key and relate to you all a couple of ways how we’ve evolved for the better on this debt-free journey of ours. On CarsYou might recall how The Hubs’ car went kaput [...]
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We caved. And $22.60 later… Is this what happens about six months into a debt eradication plan? Is there a 12-step program for this? Because pizza is but a small step in a spending direction we seem to be heading toward. The problem is that The Hubs is (likely) going to deploy in January, and [...]
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In honor of Veterans Day, Dave Ramsey is offering his Financial Peace University (FPU) Military Edition online class for military members FREE today only! Go to his website and fill out the form. Non-veterans can also sign up for FPU for just $59 today only. Taking Dave Ramsey’s class is one step on our financial [...]
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