When we spend

A Bonus I Forgot

November 8, 2007

Last night, on our way home from the gym, my husband got a hankering for Village Inn.  We haven’t been to a Village Inn in years, but as we were driving by (like we do every night), he said he felt like going in.  What the heck – we’ve been spending less than $50 a [...]

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A New Credit Card

November 4, 2007

Last month, we finally applied for the Costco American Express.  We’ve been going to Costco for several years and always pay with a check, since they don’t take Visa, the credit card we use for everything else.  We don’t tend to keep money in our checking account though, because it doesn’t earn interest.  Instead, we [...]

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A Safe Place For Important Papers

October 17, 2007

I’ve mentioned before that I need to have backups of our important financial documents, and keep them in a safe.  This week, a new Staples opened near our house, and they were running an opening special that would give $30 off a $70 purchase.  So I went over there on Monday to get a safe.  [...]

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A Date For A Cause

October 15, 2007

Last week, our midwife told us about a movie that was going to be shown on the weekend, called “The Business of Being Born.”  It was made by Ricki Lake following the births of her two children – one in hospital with all the standard hospital rules and regulations, and the second at home with [...]

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A Full Pantry

August 21, 2007

We spent a crapload of money this past weekend.  I didn’t like having to put everything into Microsoft Money to track our expenses, but then again, it’s not like we were out buying shoes and purses.  On Friday night, we went to a play with my brother and his girlfriend and her mother.  My brother’s [...]

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Paying for Wind Power

August 12, 2007

Last month, we signed up for wind energy from our electricity company.  We just paid our first bill with the wind energy charge, and it was pretty easy on the check book.  We used 857 Kwh this month (as opposed to 1073 last year – yea!  keeping the temp. higher and drying clothes on racks [...]

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Adventures in Tree Maintenance

July 20, 2007

We got our maple tree trimmed on Monday.  When my husband was getting quotes, he felt really comfortable with one of the guys he talked with.  He asked if it would be possible to get a discount for doing some of the work himself.  The trimmer said that he could give us up to $100 [...]

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All Dressed Up

June 23, 2007

My husband is going to be in his cousin’s wedding next month.  He’s an usher, which is as much “in” a wedding as he wants to be,  since it means he doesn’t have to be in the spotlight or give a speech.  He’s grew up very close to his cousins – both of whom are [...]

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It’s OK To Spend A Little Now And Then

June 20, 2007

We have a huge maple tree in our front yard.  It’s a great shade tree, and sitting on our front porch feels like being in the forest since the tree obscures most of the street from view.  But it’s getting a bit out of control.  My husband has climbed on the roof a couple times [...]

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Healthy Food On A Bootstring

May 11, 2007

I was going to post my answers to NCN’s questions all in one post, but it got too long and I had to break it up.   I talked about what’s in my retirement account and my thoughts on saving for college yesterday, but Question #5 cought my eye the most – I am a foodie at heart.  NCN [...]

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