Posts by umarider

Yesterday I was at the mall and saw something I think would be easy to make.  It's a small fabric-covered journal with "Christmas Memories" on the front.  It had a loop so it could be hung (from the tree or mantle) and each...

OMG! I totally forgot about eating boullion cubes!  And I liked to lick out the tomato paste can (had to be paste, not sauce)  And the kids only got Hi-C to drink as our "juice"... parents got real orange juice but it was too...

Try to start networking for a new job either in your own district or another one if possible.  Where I live, teachers still have time to give their notice about leaving, so things are still up in the air about what jobs will be...

Everyone who pays into Social Security gets a statement once a year that gives you the projected payout amounts for dependent children, etc.  If you can't find that statement, I'm sure you can request a copy.   I think of...

If it were me, I would seriously consider trying to get out of the lease on the duplex.  I know that it's in the area you prefer, but there are too many if's attached to it... if the man at your DH's work is fired, if they...

I'm really sorry to hear about your dog being sick.    My first suggestion would be to get to the bottom of what is causing this sudden onset of kidney/liver disease.  Is it something the dog is getting into?...

Thriftyqueen, I couldn't read your post and not offer my sincere sympathy.  I am glad to hear that you, your family (including cats ) are safe and that you had time to bring most of your possessions out of the house....

I started reading this thread because I, too, was a little sickened by the "Extreme Couponing" show.  I didn't expect the thread to digress into an ethical discussion on frugality vs. poverty tourism, but as I continued to read, I...

I'm doing the "just in case" planning now.  I spoke w/ my kids this morning and told them that if the budget doesn't pass we'll be foregoing any non-essentials because it's the sensible thing to do when there is some question...

I'm sure I'm not the only one here whose family will be impacted if there is a shutdown of the federal govt.  The news/realization that it would cause my military husband to receive only half-pay for next payday and no pay if it...