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From the category archives:
At a whopping $3.50 a box (a box that has also shrunk in recent years), buying Girl Scout cookies is not for the faint of heart. (Or at least, not for the light in pocketbook.) But I decided, Hey, sometimes you gotta live a little.
And not only are they for a good Girl Scout cause, [...]
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I’m slowly coming out of my denial that moving to a cash system is the step we need to take to really get a grip on a budget that we control. Particularly in light of our most recent tenants vacating that thorn in our side our rental home, it is vital that every dollar we [...]
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The Hubs left on his deployment, though it still seems like he’s just gone away on a little trip. We already skyped last night, from his hotel in Virginia where he was waiting for his flight out of the country. Olivia and Peter took turns making faces through the camera. Conner mainly sat there saying, [...]
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…If you’re lucky enough to have your spouse serving where internet is easily accessible and reliable, which The Hubs should be this time around.
The last time he deployed, his personal internet use was limited and he bunked with a bunch of guys in a big pine box with zero privacy. This go around, not only [...]
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The Hubs’ deployment is imminent, though he won’t let me discuss details here (“OPSEC, people!”) (his words, not mine) and so far I think I am successfully in denial of the emotional aspect of him leaving.
However. The financial aspect is a different story! There are financial perks to a deployment, and I am hoping to [...]
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