Sled's all packed up and ready to go. Tomorrow we leave to head up to Churchill Manitoba. That's no big deal, been up there a couple of times. Likely take a couple of days to get up there. Once we get to Churchill, we meet up with the Churchill patrol of the Canadian Rangers, and we head...

I am trying to cut back as much as possible....and i do leave my netbook on most of the day...not on it all the time however i like to have easy access to it and am wondering how much it cost per day to keep it on.... Thanks for your help!

I'm back. I have been soooo off track and I know in part it is because I left the village. I thought that I was too busy to come to the forum..turns out, I'm not. And when I am away I don't keep in mind frugal practices and knowledge. I will never leave again. EVER!!!! I have missed you...

soooo - I'm really a rational person, I swear - I'm usually nice, kinda hyper, but pleasant and friendly for the most part - I went into a store that I had never been into before - sorta like a salvage store, but very small. now, judging by my age, you'd probably guess that I grew up with...

Well, got a phone call yesterday. Apparently when some of my friends were coming home from Churchill from the Northern Bison exercise (Northern Bison), one of them ran into a bunch of loose wire under the power lines with his snowmobile. He was talking to the Division Manager at work yesterday...

My maternity leave is ending the end of the month and I am already having a great deal of anxiety about being separated from DD all day (with commute its 12 hours!) I find myself really hating my husband for not being able to support us and crying every day. Your advice on getting through...

Remember the change jar ("take a penny leave a penny") help yourself if needed dishes at registrars? Do they still have these were you live?

HI i started couponing a while back and lately i have been stocking up on clearance items at Target and using my coupons to get things free or extremely cheap..but each time they ring things up incorrectly or the sticker has fallen off and they dont get the discounted price but i cant get my...

There's a dog that lives across town from us that has decided that he's adopted us as his new family. Every chance he gets he runs away from his owner's house and shows up here. For a long time we thought he belonged to the neighbor across the street who owns a lot of dogs. It always seems...

Okay so money spent on a good deal even if it isn't something that is needed or strongly desired isn't good deal for the pocket book. But how do you leave those good deals that aren't good deals for your pocket book? Is it hard or easy for you? I've been finding it hard lately. Here is my...

I have dry salt and pepper hair, slightly curly with gray frizzies..... so the lady who cuts my hair said I should try this product...blah blah blah. Why not make it myself? It's just conditioner with a lot of water.....so I did 1 Part conditioner (which was already half conditioner half...

I gave birth to my sweet little girl, Sienna Marie, October 3rd. She was born on my friends birthdate, whom passed away last January. Some of you might remember I cared for my friend, while she battled cancer. We are so happy to have Sienna. She is a healthy and happy little girl. I just wanted...

I hear so many people say its better to leave the computer on for the computers sake, and it takes a lot more to turn it on and off than it does to just leave it on, but this has got to be bad for the electric bill right? If I turned the computer off every night before bed do you think it would...

so we had the parents meeting tonight. (going to Vegas next week for DS2 football tournament) WELL.....I had told my son we would do Thanksgiving dinner with the team but now they tell us tonight we are going to Excalibur at $20pp its gonna cost me $80 just for 1 nights dinner?!?!?! OMG what...

Well I am officailly back at work. Kayla is 6 weeks old today (man has it flown) and I have my 6 week follow up Friday but I was wanting a paycheck this week too instead of waiting 3 weeks (we get paid every 2 weeks) so I worked 3.5 day's last week....it won't be a heck of whole lot, but it...

In order to get your projects finished? I come to Fv and love the advice, the comments, and the fabulous motivation I get. But then it's like an addiction and I've had to physically turn my computer off so that I'll actually finish all my projects!

Over the past year, we've paid off all our cc debt and DH's truck. During that time, we've also accumulated $7500 in our savings account. The debt we have left is my car ($3600), my student loan ($13K), and our mortgage ($150K). We have decided to pull the $3600 from our savings acct and...

I know this question may sound simple minded, but honestly..DH and I have always had a kid, literally since we got married. Our lives, our schedules, our meal planning, our shopping, our vacations, our daily routine..all revolve around our child. I don't regret it for a minute, she's turning...

How to leave your husband Though the impulse to flee immediately may be strong, patience and quiet financial planning will pay in the long run.