Do you carry coins with you?
Today, I would have been really glad to have some extra coins on me for the rough, but friendly looking beggar food insecure woman… Continue reading “Coins in the age of debit cards”
Here we go again: the job search is back on
The other day we did something fun about teeth brushing. Click here to see that post.
If you guessed number 1 for my teeth brushing habit, you guessed right. Quite a few of you do it the same way! But some of you do it differently and I’m sorry to say, you’re weird. 🙃
In other news, I wrote and deleted two blog posts for today. Boo. They were too long, too wordy, too inconsequential, too stupid. Continue reading “Here we go again: the job search is back on”
Stale Sunday
Things feel a little stale around here lately.
We’ve been back from vacation now for a while and it was only today that I did a proper grocery shopping. I took the girl child with me, and a list, and picked up almost all I had planned.
Except butter. They want me to pay $6.99 for a pound of butter.
Or watermelon. Same price for watermelon.
I think that’s ridiculous.
Money, budget and managing with less
This is such a loaded topic, isn’t it. And unless you’re elite and have no concept of what it means to live within a budget, then money is bound to be a topic of endless discussion in your family.
Paying for it: the intricate and complicated details of paying for kids activities
This post was partly prompted by some articles about household money I’ve been reading in various places around the web recently. The topics are especially prevalent when it comes to double income couples who end up single income couples when one parent stays home with the kids. What happens to the money? Is it accessible by both parents equally? Does someone get an allowance? How do people stay on top of the daily flow of cash, particularly when the incidentals become more frequent (with older kids, for example, who join a variety of sports or other activities)?
Every family has their own way of dealing with the household money. We have a way that works for us, but I’ll tell you something, being responsible for the cash flow is neither fun, nor easy.
And the worst part is the checks. Not just the endless writing of them, but keeping track of them. Continue reading “Paying for it: the intricate and complicated details of paying for kids activities”
Last ditch effort for school – the money jar
I know everyone is counting the days (hours, minutes…) before summer vacation begins, but we’re not quite there yet. And one thing that seems more prevalent this time of year, so close to the finish line, is the endless need for cash and coins.
There are so many field trips, fundraising functions and pizza/ice-cream/hotdog days in the last few weeks of school that my regular money jar, which I neglect somewhat during the early spring days, is empty.
We’re back to it now. Small bills (10s and 5s) as well as coins are placed in there everytime I open my wallet.
Continue reading “Last ditch effort for school – the money jar”
