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From the category archives:
You know, “checks”? Those paper things? Remember those?
Since we’re renting out our house now instead of selling it and thus continuing our status as homeowners, some checkups have been in order:
Chimney ~ check.
Inspection
Cleaning
Total: $118
Heat Pump ~ check.
Annual Maintenance Fee: $169.00
Leak Found. Leak repaired: $443.00
Drain Pan Treatment: $35.00
Pack of Filters: $84.00
Total: $731.00
Ooch.
That last one took my by surprise. Apparently [...]
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Do you ever decide to pay someone to do something you would usually do yourself? Just to give yourself a break?
The kids desperately needed a haircut. Conner was the only one complaining, but I had ignored the little ones for too long, pun intended.
Wow, first the title, then this. Who knew I could be so… [...]
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What? What did you expect to see?
Aw, Dunkin Donuts. They make John happy.
The Alabama-South Carolina game today? Not so much.
One dozen donuts (plus one fritter): ~$8.00
This includes a 20% military discount, which is huge as far as military discounts go. And one we didn’t find out about until we’d been buying donuts here for over [...]
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I recently exchanged emails with Mary Hunt. Eeeek! Yes, The Mary Hunt!
She had posed a question on her Debt-Proof Living facebook page:
“Have you gone extreme to cut the cost of 1) Cell phone 2) Cable TV 3) Internet service and 4) Landline phone? Care to share? If so, all the details, please!”
I [...]
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We’ve been overdue for a new bed for a long, long, long time.
Truly, in hindsight, buying a new mattress five years ago would not have been too soon. Indeed, I’ve had back problems for at least that long, which I attributed to issues that came up following the birth of my daughter (who’s now seven) [...]
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I’ve talked on and on about all the work I’ve been doing around here, putting this house up for sale. But I’ve also been cutting myself a break. Namely, by eating (and ordering) out. A rare event around here, to be sure. Tonight, we went to Chili’s. And Conner commented that perhaps if we ate [...]
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In honor of my birthday I decided to pause a moment and take a look in the mirror and assess the situation. This may sound funny, but I don’t regularly take the time to “take care of” myself, and as usual I have been letting some things go. No doubt some of you fellow moms [...]
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