Random Things I Should Write a Post About

I’m looking at an online university to finish my bachelor’s degree.
I had two dates last month.
My kids started school.
I bought Bento lunch boxes and have been sending them with the little kids for their snacks.
I should take pictures of their snacks.
I’m looking for a new job.
I paid off the dentist bill.
I dyed my hair back to [...]

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September Goals

So now that August is behind me, what does September hold?  Here are my goals:
Short Term

Quit smoking.  I know, I know, this is my goal every month.  But with Governor Rell proposing a $1.00 per pack tax increase I have more incentive than ever.
Cancel newspaper subscription.  I don’t clip the coupons, and realistically, I’m not going [...]

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August Review

I suck at this goal-setting thing.  I’m good at setting goals, just not good at achieving them.  I guess I really suck at goal-achieving.  Let’s look at August…
Short Term

Compare auto insurance prices.  I switched to GEICO.
Quit smoking.
Cancel digital cable and landline.
Start clipping coupons again.
Become more vigilant about unplugging appliance that aren’t in use.
Get Bekah to take [...]

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August Goals

July was a tough month, for obvious reasons!  August won’t be much better, with Back-To-School shopping for 3 children this year.  (Yes, little Bekah starts Kindergarten!)  Plus, Shaunna has Senior Portraits at the end of the month.  So I’m back to looking for ways to reduce expenses, especially since they cut all overtime at work.  [...]

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No More Window Shopping

A couple of weeks ago, I stopped into Staples, just to pick up a new mouse.  The old one was not working well, double clicking when I only clicked once.  Made working on the computer difficult, to say the least!  As long as I was there, I figured I’d stop and look at the laptops, since [...]

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Big Weekend Plans (Part Deux)

Looking over the list of chores I set out to accomplish this weekend, I realize that no where on that list was “Buy A New Car.” However, after taking Dawn’s advice over at Fighting Foreclosure on How to keep your car on the road, that’s exactly what I did yesterday.
I dropped the van off Friday [...]

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So I’ve put it off long enough.

I didn’t do a June recap because I sucked at the goals I set for myself.  But part of achieving my goals is being accountable to someone.  And since I don’t have a significant other, YOU are the people I’ve chosen to hold me accountable.
So here goes…
Goals I Set for June

Lower savings to $200 per week [...]

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Dude, Where’s My Money?

Suddenly, I can’t seem to get my budget to balance.  My income has gone down and my expenses have gone up, but I didn’t think that it was going to effect me as much as it has.
First, my child support has gone down $80-100 a month.  Jim had to pay arrears in the amount of $20 [...]

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Verizon Discount

Last week, Shaunna went to Verizon to buy a new charger for her Blackberry.  She told me that she got 25% off because I pay my bill on time every month.  I looked all over their website and I couldn’t find anything about this discount, so I don’t know if it’s a local thing.  But [...]

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Learning to say “No.”

Last year, my nephew bought an iPod Shuffle with his birthday money.  Since I already had iTunes loaded on my computer, he came over and we tried to load music on it.  But first we had to download the latest version of iTunes.  Which wouldn’t work on my computer because I still run Windows 2000.  [...]

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