The $6 Insult

I don’t think I’ve written at all about the Kwame Kilpatrick scandal, but suffice it to say that I think he is dispicable. His lies and illegal actions directly cost the city of Detroit a NINE MILLION DOLLAR settlement, money that the city can ill afford. Thinking about it makes my blood boil (as Tim [...]

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Joining the Ranks of the Unemployed

That’s right.
I lost my job today.
I’ve officially joined the ranks of the unemployed.
I was completely shocked, only because the layoffs were rumored to be tomorrow, but I got let go today. Severance pay is decent, plus they’ll pay out unused vacation and personal time – those just rolled over on Feb 1, so I’ve got [...]

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Weekend Bargains

I love a good bargain! This weekend we got several.
On Saturday, we took the kids to the dollar theater at the mall to see Madagascar 2. Admission for four, an extra large tub of popcorn (and we got the free refill) and an extra large pop came to just $18. Normally we wouldn’t spend that [...]

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Pimping My Kid

I have a gripe with Book Boy’s school. I just hate it when they send home fundraisers for charities. I don’t mind the “drives” – coat drive, book drive, food drive, etc. – because I know that those directly benefit local kids.
But yesterday, Book Boy asked me how much money he has. I said $31, [...]

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It’s Always Something, Isn’t It?

With the economic uncertainty that the country is going through right now, Tim and I have been doing a little belt-tightening lately. Nothing major yet, just watching what we spend and being smart about the money we do spend. Trying to trim the amount I spend at the grocery store, not getting pizza for dinner, [...]

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What a Bargain

I love the dollar theater! Where else can you see a (reasonably new) movie with your kid for just $2? Tim and Book Boy went to see Kung Fu Panda this afternoon – they even managed to skip the snacks, so it actually DID cost them just $2 to see the movie.
The best bargain, though, [...]

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What a Feeling!

Tim and I got our rather large tax refund today. (Gotta love direct deposit!) I just used a chunk of it to pay all the bills, including the ones that aren’t due until April. What a nice feeling! And of course we still have a nice amount left - we’ll use some for a little splurge [...]

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Sign of the Times

As everyone surely knows, the housing market is in an incredible slump. Housing prices have dropped, sales have dropped, etc.
When we bought our house a little more than six years ago, there was a new subdivision going up nearby. The sign said “From the $170s” ($170,000s). Over the years, the number increased – the $180s, [...]

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If a Stay-at-Home Mom is Worth $138,095, What am I Worth?

Edited to add: Just to clarify, I’m really not complaining about the amount of work I do as a mom.
Newsweek recently ran an article that began with the following statement: “It seems that if homemakers were ever paid for the myriad jobs they perform—from chef to chauffeur to psychologist—they’d command a whopping $138,095 annually, several times what [...]

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Book Binge Month Starts Today

 Don’t forget that April is Book Binge Month!
Do you love to bury yourself in a book? Are you always on the lookout for suggestions, <a href=”http://daycaredaze.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/upcoming-event-reminder/” mce_href=”http://daycaredaze.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/upcoming-event-reminder/”> <img src=”http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/437987932_48710a408c_m.jpg” mce_src=”http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/437987932_48710a408c_m.jpg” style=”margin: 0 10px 10px 0; float:left” alt=”book binge” border=”0″ /></a>good titles, provocative reads? MaryP’s Book Binge here. Book Binge is a month in which you read, log, [...]

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