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It’s been awhile since I tried to lower any of our recurring monthly bills. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I even paid close attention to just how much we are paying for things like newspaper subscriptions and satellite TV. Of course, now that I might be out of work for just a … Read more
As the nesting urges kick in I’ve gone into overdrive with straightening the house and searching for money. First, I tried to make money by selling off unwanted items and returning unused clothing. Next, I started rummaging through all of those various places that money can hide. I looked in the obvious places, like the … Read more
Since I’m now more than half way through my pregnancy I feel the sudden urge to rearrange the house and remove all visible clutter from our home. We moved all of the items out of the soon-to-be nursery last weekend so my husband could paint and as I looked at the piles of stuff gathering … Read more
My biggest concerns about losing my job are losing really great health insurance and my current, flexible work arrangement. I can stay on COBRA for 18 months, but I’ve looked into the premium payments and they are unbelievably expensive. We were already looking at a increase with the addition of the little one. When my … Read more
Given that I just found out about my job elimination last week it’s fair to say that it has been the most pressing issue on my mind. I’ve run the gamut of emotions from sad, angry, happy, elated and utterly confused. My company’s restructuring initiatives have been going on for quite some time, but somehow … Read more
So I thought the decision had been made for me. A recent restructure will leave me without a job right around the time my first child is due. While some people might be devastated by this news I decided to take an optimistic approach to my new found circumstances. I figured it was a sign … Read more
My husband and I are expecting our first child this fall. Ever since I found out I was pregnant I’ve been torn about returning to work after only 10 to 12 weeks of maternity leave. I just can’t imagine leaving the little one after such a short period of time and while I know women … Read more
My husband has an ancient black and white printer that I’ve been clinging to for years. He kept threatening to replace it with something newer and faster, (it takes nearly ten minutes to print out one sheet of paper), but I really didn’t want to spend the money on a new one. Once he started … Read more
It’s been a very long time since my husband or I watched a DVD from our home library. These days we tend to watch movies ordered from Netflix, either streamed or from the Blu-rays that arrive in the mail. We also rent movies directly through Amazon’s instant video. We were never the type to buy … Read more
My husband thinks I’m relatively insane when it comes to shopping online. While he’ll simply pick a website in search of what he’s looking for. I’ll scour Google for the store with the cheapest price, search cash back buying sites for the most money back and then return to Google in search of coupon codes.It’s … Read more