08 February 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Spending Money We Don’t Have

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The guy who had my phone number before me must have run up some serious bills. I’ve gotten a truck load of phone calls from creditors looking for him. A couple credit card companies, one with a thick Australian voice every time they’ve called.
Not that I don’t have my own share [...]

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14 August 2009 ~ Comments Off

We can’t afford it

This is an excerpt from Hidden Messages by Elizabeth Pantley, author of the No-Cry books. Some days I just need a little reminder I can look back on.
We are always teaching our children—even if we don’t realize a lesson is in progress. Every minute, every day we spend in our children’s company is a demonstration [...]

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06 August 2009 ~ 14 Comments

When We’re Getting Rich On Sickness Does Anyone Ever Get Better?

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I don’t trust doctors.
There, I said it. I know they’re supposed to be these selfless souls working to cure illness and save us from our withering bodies and such. But I see one all I can picture is dollar signs floating above his head as he wonders how much money he [...]

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04 August 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Piggy Banks and Paying Bills

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This morning on Twitter I was asking people if they knew of any of those special piggy banks separated into Save/Spend/Donate compartments. I was sent links on two different ones, a piggy shaped one and a Moon Jar, for me to choose between. But it isn’t the saving that is the story [...]

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