Posts by michelle1k

I had the opposite reaction - my first response was: he was feeling embarrassed at his child's behavior and was trying to make a joke out of it by saying something so obviously preposterous to you in a "put on" stern voice and...

My oldest is a boy. On the shelves running the length of one wall underneath his window he has: books, books and more books. His magazine and comic collections. A collection of animal skulls. Microscope, earth globe,...

Just chiming in with good news: dh has been given a nice retention bonus, so we paid off a huge chunk of cc debt with only $508 more left to go!!!! . We still have a low-interest loan which we're making payments to, but at least...

Legos are undeniably one of the BEST toys in all the world. For children of all ages: 0 - 100+ ! But then, we have a whole room in our house devoted to Lego :

I so feel for you mrskennedy - I am in the same boat. I have had to take back money ($30) from savings b/c I had calculated something incorrectly on my budget. : : Grrr. 5 days to go till pay-day and our wood-supply for the...

Thanks, mamas - you're the best!

My daughter sounds about the same size as yours (my dd is 5) and she fits a size small for the second year running now. But it is beginning to feel a little tight, so I might give her the next size up (which I bought on sale a few...

ok, boobybunny, what's the deal with these? I thought the yu-gi-o craze was passe...? And what about Pokemon cards? Are they history now? We're a little clueless about them - if I were to get him started, is there a...

(X-posted in teens and preteens forum) Ok, mamas, so I am a frugal budget-obsessed mom (and have recently taken over the budget-reigns from dh) and I am planning wa-a-a-y ahead for Christmas. What can I put in my 9 year old ds's...

(X-posted in frugality forum) Ok, mamas, so I am a frugal budget-obsessed mom (and have recently taken over the budget-reigns from dh) and I am planning wa-a-a-y ahead for Christmas. What can I put in my 9 year old ds's stocking...