Posts by SunRise

I have a 10 year old Pontiac Vibe (essentially, the Toyota Matrix, same look and the Vibe is made w/ the Toyota engine. Pontiac is now defunct though). Its been a great vehicle, 120,000 miles, good gas mileage. Comfortable. Im actually...

Perhaps an advantage of "retirement savings" is for tax breaks right now and compound interest growth over a longer period of time for later.  Maybe the tax breaks are not useful for you, but it is fun to watch interest or...

Definitely work with her during the day and treat night separately, as she progresses. She will learn muscle control / pee control during the day and eventually this will transfer to night time. My little one is currently, just this...

The main ones are PMI: if you are putting less then 20% as a down payment then you will be paying PMI / mortgage interest on the loan. This PMI is deductible.   Mortgage interest: this is the interest payment of the loan;...

treggkingirl EXCITING!!! A new roof and exterior paint is a good start!   re: family gifts, ugh - one year my brother came up with the idea to get my mom a gift split between the three siblings. I offered to buy it down here...

Sarah - Can you scrutinize your gas costs - when you go to the post office is that for business/work?  If its 19 miles two times a week (that adds up), could you ask for gas mileage (between 35 - 55cents per mile); if its for your...

Batteries? (for toys, flashlights, keyboard, smoke detector) Pet food?   fabric softner - I haven't used this for years, but in the winter, I select certain items to hang dry (wool socks - guess that is the biggest culprit,...

And to the original poster - we like Curious George, she loves Blues Clues and I used to watch Charolotte's Web with my son (although I am not sure if that meets your requirements).    I do NOT like all those toys that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Honey693  For everyone who suggested Dora, is your kid scared of Swiper?  My 2 year old alternates between "Swiper scary mommy" and "oh man, no swiping" and laughing...

I made Vanilla extract to gift to teachers, instructors, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, etc.   ingredients: vanilla beans bottom-shelf booze (vodka, whiskey) flip-top bottles and some time (2 months to...