Archive for the ‘Financial’ Category

What A Day

Today definitely didn’t go as I expected, and we had a lot happen in such a short time.  We finally got our taxes done this morning (yay!), Ben got laid off this morning (boo!), and he found a new job this afternoon (double yay!)  Ellie was in rare form today as well.  She’s been in [...]

Feeling The Kindness Of Others

Things around here haven’t changed much on the job front.  Ben still hasn’t had any luck finding a job even though he’s applying for anything and everything he finds.  The few jobs that are out there are being filled so fast he hasn’t had much of a chance.  When you’ve got thousands of people out [...]

Some Extra Income In The Works

I forgot to mention I also got some good news regarding the job situation today.  No, Ben hasn’t returned to work yet, and I’m still searching, but a temporary opportunity may have fallen into my lap. We have a friend who owns his own company.  It’s a family business that has been passed down now to the [...]

Collecting Coins & Rolling Change

As soon as Ellie goes down for her nap today I’ve got a big task to finish.  Every year I save our change in large jars, and I don’t roll it until it’s time to go Christmas shopping…unless we have an emergency reason to need it sooner.  Last year we have over $200 in change [...]

Preparing For Christmas Shopping

Since I’m ballin’ on a budget broke this year (yes, I did in fact throw in some Nappy Roots lyrics there) I am so glad I just discovered a couple boxes of gifts in the attic that I’d forgotten I bought last year.  I do remember hitting up the after Christmas sales, but I had [...]

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