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  1. General Chat
    How many of you include the gas it's going to cost in with what your saving going to different stores for a sale?? I have a friend that use to go to a store at least 15 minutes away to save $2 on an item, that's after she went and did most her shopping at a different store... I finally...
  2. Frugal Living
    Don't you just love it when you wonder though the clearance aisle just to see what you can see and find something that was on your need/want list? Does this happen to you often? Share your stories. It happened to me today Our Grill ( like the George foreman grill) that we received about 9 years...
  3. General Chat
    So in the three weeks since getting rid of the extra TV my evenings have been really nice. The family and I are doing the dishes together every night. We often go for a walk or bike ride and once the kids are tucked in the husband and I have plenty of time to chat. We have talked more in the...
  4. Homesteading and gardening
    My have a tradescantia that has long limbs (maybe 2+ feet long). What I would like to know is, can I whack those limbs off and make it a more compact size?? I'm not a gardener or awesome with house plants so FORGIVE me on my ignorance =-D And Thanks for any info you can give!
  5. Debt Reduction & Money Management
    If a credit card company has been bought out by a bank and you hold a credit card AND an account of said bank, can the credit card take money from your bank account? Just asking because we "HAD" that situation and decided to change our bank from that bank to a credit union. The credit card...
  6. Christmas
    Hubby seems to be worried about money lately. That said: We decided that our son's want of Lego Midstorm robotic set was borderline a need. As he is in Lego Robotics in after school club and it would feed a passion in him. I mean really fuel a passion of his, so much so that it seems to be a...
  7. General Chat
    been. Well life is crazy in my house. We have been doing alot of work in the house so its a mess but the bigger news is dh has been selected for promotion to Sargent Major. Its a good thing but not right yet its not. They told him in Sept he got selected but he has not gotten promoted yet so no...
  8. General Chat
    Long Story…(grab a coffee before reading) Boy's name is 100% fictitious... I run a home childcare. On Monday evening I had a family just finish signing their flex care family and give me payment ...for 4 weeks in the summer. Just before the mother finished signing the contract she said, "Oh...
  9. Leisure & Media Arts
    I mentioned this in another thread, but I thought it deserved its own so it wouldn't get lost in the shuffle. Sara and I were talking earlier, and she mentioned that this site is good for suggesting books based on books you've already read. http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search I've...
  10. Frugal Living
    We brought dd12 out for her b'day this week. A planned splurge. And he gets all serious on me. "What do we spend on groceries?" I told him "I budget $160/week. Sometimes it's a little more, but mostly we're under by about $40." "How is that possible????" I go, "Well, there are 6 of us, and...
  11. General Chat
    We currently have a six month EF but I was thinking today that we may in fact have more than that, depending on how I choose to calculate it. My husband works construction and it is not uncommon for us to use his unemployment benefits for a few weeks in the winter. I know how the process works...
  12. General Chat
    ODD has been having some difficulty with her reading. I seriously don't think it's a vision problem, I think it has to do with how she was taught letter sounds in preschool and kindergarten. She was taught that /b/ is /buh/, so now she doesn't hear vowels as their own sounds but as extensions...
  13. General Chat
    If you have a "bad" experience with something how long is it before you use/eat that something again? The other day I really wanted some grape juice. So while at the store I picked up a carton of Welches Grape Juice. I got home and poured it into a mug and this overpowering smell (think...
  14. General Chat
    (like I was!) :fyi: Her computer crashed! AGAIN! :toss: It will take a couple weeks to get it fixed and she'll be back!
  15. General Chat
    Just wondering what everyone's opinion is. You know how sometimes when you do something (big) for someone else they give you a little pressie - a small bunch of flowers (very popular in Holland and not too expensive), some chocs or even just a card with a heartfelt 'thank you' written inside...
  16. General Chat
    Without naming any political candidates or even party affiliation, have you donated to any campaigns recently? We have. And I sure hope our person wins. I'm not trying to start any political debate, just wondering about the donating part.
  17. General Chat
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25277838/ Okay, I'm probably going to start trouble here but if you read the above article does it make you angry? It angers me and still makes me wonder why we are in Iraq. JMO
  18. General Chat
    Last night we went to pick up DS's gf from work. With all the prices going up on food and gas ( and this is not a slam I'm just curious ) How in The World can people still smoke cigarettes in 1/2 hour We must have seen 20 people go in and get cigs and come back out. I use to smoke (...
  19. General Chat
    Hey Fellow villagers,I was wondering how many people don't eat at fast food places.It has been 4 years for DH and I we don't eat at none of them.And glad to say I don't miss them.What really helped was after watching that movie about what Mcdonalds did to that guy.My DH and I was like no not for...
  20. Frugal Recipes, Leftovers, Budget Meals
    I've been wanting another way to cook chicken. I've been going through recipes and I found one for pork chop with onions and cooked apples. I want to use what I have on hand, and am thinking about trying this. chicken breasts cooked with applesauce camelized onion and maybe a little cheese on...
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