Yesterday, one of our friends had a birthday party. I literally can't remember the last time I went to a party. A couple we know had a housewarming party back in late spring or early summer, but I wasn't feeling well and didn't go. Given all the crap that has been happening lately -- and the fact that I actually felt emotionally stable enough to Continue Reading
Archives for January 2012
Toilet paper math
I am always frustrated by toilet paper prices. Thanks to different sizes of packaging -- number of rolls, sheets per roll, regular or double, etc -- toilet paper is just not something that's easy to compare. Of course, toilet paper is also one of those things I rarely think about until we're almost out. In which case, I'm forced to simply Continue Reading
After the D & C
I've never been great at allowing myself healing time. I laid low on Friday after the D & C. On Saturday, though, I took my mother-in-law to a Goodwill sale. Then, instead of lying down, I got a notion in my head that it was the perfect time to sweep the house. (In my defense, tile means it's more obvious you need to clean.) And sweeping Continue Reading
Want to buy a car? Overpay your taxes
Normally, just about everyone in the personal finance world is going to tell you to avoid overpaying the IRS. I'm usually one of them. While you want to avoid penalties for late payments or underpayment, it's also important to remember that the IRS won't give you a penny of interest for any overpayment. (Though it has little compunction about Continue Reading
Buckling down — for all 4 of us
My goal this week is to get serious about groceries. We really aren't doing a great job of carefully planning the food bill. Part of that is laziness on our part. Currently, Nadine gets about $300 a month in benefits. Now that we're all more settled in, the rampant grocery spending seems to have abated; so her monthly benefits cover most of our Continue Reading
Bargain hunting for a D&C
I believe this is what they call an insult to injury. I was woken up on Wednesday by the news that my insurance wouldn't schedule the thing until I got a referral to the OB's office from my primary. That meant the visit the day before wouldn't have been covered, not to mention having to schedule an extraneous appointment with a doctor I had yet Continue Reading