Alexa Ranking Update: 252,408 This weekend has been a (very) needed quiet one. Next weekend, the MIL will be in the hospital or transferringto a skilled nursing facility, plus on Saturday, we will be gaining a rentpaying roommate. Friday Spending Vet: ~$40 We were back at the vet for the third time in a week. We hadgone in on Thursday because Junebug’s glands were still swollen and rock hard.She got 2 shots of stronger antibiotics andread more…
This is the second in a series of posts about choosing a Medicare Advantage plan. You can read the first post, Traditional Medicare vs Medicare Advantage Products here. Now that you’ve decided that you want a Medicare Advantage plan, the next decision is whether or not you want one with the covers Medicare Part D- Prescription Drugs. You do not have to opt for a drug benefit from Medicare, and even if you do want Partread more…
Edited to add: Thank you to all my readers- I am now at an Alexa ranking of just over 275k. I am very close to making my Yakezie goal, and it is very exciting! This weekend was GeekGirl Con, which is where I spent all of Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Friday Spending Dinner: ~$25 Books: ~$70 Gas: ~$90 For dinner we split an entrée of mango curry with chicken atour favorite Indian restaurant. Then westopped byread more…
I’ve written before about Managing Someone Else’s Money. In addition to managing the daily aspects of my MIL’s money, we handle all the big issues, too. This weekend marks the start of the open enrollment period for Medicare and Medicare Advantage programs, and we will most likely be switching the MIL’s insurance. This is the first in a series of posts I will be doing about the issue. For background, I have 11 years experience workingread more…
Back in September, Jana @ Daily Money Shot did a series of “Confessions”(link is to Confession #1). Here is one of my confessions. I judge you based on the way you treat customer servicepeople. You may want to know how this is related to money- Well, most of the time, when I am dealing with a customer service person, it has something to do with money- I’m buying something, returning something, or disputing a charge. Andread more…
Welcome to October, the month I hope to get our spending back on track. I am in Tahoe this weekend for a wedding. The hubby is at home with the dogs. While I am certain we are both doing a small amount of spending, all of our household spending will happen on Monday when I get back. So, no Sunday Evening Post. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
The Happy Homeowner posts about her spending every week and lists her No Spend Days. A couple months ago, Money Beagle questioned whether tracking No Spend Days really helped anyone save money. Since I’ve been tracking No Spend and Controlled Spend days for over a year and a half now, I thought I’d talk about my experience, and why I think its valuable, even if it doesn’t save me significant amounts of money. Let’s start withread more…
This post is in response to the Sept Coffee Talk Topic posted by Sandy over at First Gen American. Go visit her to see her Household Metaphors post as well as a list of all the participating bloggers. When we went to England in 2008, we realized quickly that our hotel rooms didn’t have alarm clocks or even phones. It seemed like no one wanted us to get up in the morning for our free breakfast.read more…
Lots of little spends this weekend with one or two biggerones. Still, we spent less than originally planned, since we were going to godown to Derby Regionals in Portlandthis weekend but decided to stay home. Next weekend, I will be out of state for a friend’s wedding,so there may not be a Sunday Evening post. Friday Dentist: $10 Register Chevy: $75 Dinner: Leftover chili and rice Activities: Dog Park The future roomie came by and playedread more…
