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Heat still off, still not working at it though

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:53:49 PST

The house is now quite cold in the morning, I decided to take out some of the warmer blankets and pile them on the beds.

When I peeked at the thermostat this am it was 64 degrees. Since we set the heat at 62, there is no need to turn it on yet. And right now at 71 degrees it would...

Things not to do on an unpaid week off...

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:13:38 PST

1. Take your kid to the dentist to have 3 cavities filled (3!) He did great btw, though he chewed up his mouth after, leaving it quite swollen. Oh and being all swollen and unable to chew properly we had to buy soup and icecream.

2. Take a busted backpack with a lifetime warranty...

An unpaid week off...

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:33:01 PST

This week my husband will be home every day, and no pay.

I could stress out about it, but. Wouldn't help much, instead I am putting him to work. Well today he mostly just helped with co-op, but now we are headed to the library before dinner.

Tomorrow I have hopes of kicking...

Money choices

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:09:45 PST

I just posted how we set up a deal where someone does our shopping, obviously not free. And yet for me still rather frugal.

Because I do not drive. If I drove I could go shopping during the day when husband is at work, or on the weekend while they have a lazy morning, or any number...

Personal Shopper

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:42:41 PST

I just set up with a friend of mine a deal. She goes shopping for me, I pay her a modest sum for gas and trouble.

This is supposed to free up some time for y husband to actually spend with his kids. So far it freed up time for him to go to an AV meeting. But I have hope.

The...

The Southern 'No heat challenge'

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:42:45 PST

Down here in NC, almost south, We don't need heat for long, and honestly while we complain a lot, we don't need much of it, compared to mountains or up north.

So some would think we totally cheat on the no heat thing. But while our start date can be later with ease, keeping it...

On a financial note...

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:19:27 PST

Finances are boring, money comes in money goes out, roughly the same every month.

The most interesting thing that has happened lately, my husband isn't going to get paid this week, instead the hours from this check will get lumped into the next one.

Happens all the time, and...

An adult double standard I never thought of before

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:49:52 PST

How come women can think a man sexy while he is fixing something, but a man can't think a woman is sexy while cleaning. (least not without being told he is sexist and misogynist, and backwards, and whatever else feminists come up with)

I doubt any woman really cares what that the...

Annual Christmas Soapbox (slightly early)

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:06 PST

Every year I start to get excited about the fun of Christmas...and then more and more agitated at the red suited myth surrounding the holiday. This year Digg brought the topic up long before I normally deal with it. So far no one has asked my kids what they will be asking from a...

"Everyone wanted to get rid of the old English rule"

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:50:20 PST

That was the line I just read to my kids from a history book. Simple, direct, and false. Why on earth would anyone write that! Not only were there plenty of 'torries' there were plenty of folk who wanted to let well enough alone!

Why was it right for the colonies to rebel against...

My little online therapy

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:47:06 PST

In case no one has noticed, my posts lately are less on money, more of a cathartic release of frustration.

And for the next session....

Well, I am not very talkative today I guess.

Yeah, I do think 'you'* are doing it worng

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:23:33 PST

If you ask me, yeah 'your' budget could use tweaking, 'your' choices with kids could be different, and 'your' free time spent different..so if 'you' don't want to know, don't ask.

I have asked myself a thousand times 'would it be better to ...." fill in the blank with drive, have...

Open mouth insult others...

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:02:42 PST

I posted a link on FB, and angered a friend.

I suppose the link is a bit strong when it speaks of compulsory schooling. I should have been more sensitive to the public school folk.

After all it would annoy me greatly to read any one of the many articles stating homeschoolers...

Management for free

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:27:32 PST

Between the two scouts I do a fair amount of 'management'. Lots of paperwork which is just deadly dull, but also getting folk to do a job.

The hardest part is finding out who is good at what. I have folk who are willing to help, folk who are jumping at the chance, and folk who...

Crisp

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:50:25 PST

So I am up way to early this morning wondering what to do for the church potluck picnic today. I was going to do meatballs, but haven't solved the keeping them warm problem. No crockpot, and we will be there at 9am lunch is at 11isham.

Besides I wanted to do something healthy....

That's my girl

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:36:31 PST

We were recently at a renfest with the two older kids. They had saved up some money for the trip, and upon entering JC immediately made a beeline for a cute little shop that sells knitted ornaments, dolls and the like.

She found a cute finger puppet for $3, when I pointed out she...

The grasss ain't greener over here

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:00:28 PST

In general I do my complaining to my husband, not at him, but with him. When frustrated he is my confidant, my support, my sounding board.

Which means I do not join the cranky crowd. So most folk think I am happy and content and spoiled.
After all if I weren't spoiled I would...

Frugal strategy number two

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:10:42 PST

I don't drive...that is in some respects an obvious way to save, no insurance for me, no car, no gas, no car related expenses.

But there is more to it than that.

For one thing, I can't sign my kids up for tons of classes, nor take them tons of places every day. Not that I...

1K

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:43:05 PST

A list of things I have spent 1K or more on....

1. Multiple cars over the years
2. House
3. One of my rings, might have? I only recall that it cost way more than needed.
4. husbands non college education, well over 1K on no degree. and no real life skills either (though in his...

My secret weapon against spending

chadwickdtd@gmail.com (PrincessPerky) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:44:14 PST

I actually have several strategies for keeping out of the store, but the strangest I think is the 'liquid gold' theory. So named after someone long ago in my youth said perfume was so expensive they must have bottled up gold. Needless to say I still do not wear perfume regularly....