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Money

Frugality on hold

May 6, 2020March 10, 2010 by shay subscriber

It’s been a while since I have talked money, partially because I have not been riding the frugality train as hard as I had been in the past. Things have started to look up with regards to income, of course that’s the life of a freelancer. Some years the Spousal Unit has had a great yearas …

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Categories frugality, Money, Random babble Tags frugality, living simple, Money

Getting Your Kid into College

May 23, 2017February 28, 2010 by shay subscriber

It’s that time, a time I knew would one day come but I guess I never quite believed it because BAM! It’s here and damn its got me on edge. My son affectionately referred to as elder boy in this blog is a high school senior and we are now in the midst of that madness …

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Categories Money, Parenting, Random babble Tags college costs, kids going to college 6 Comments

Gift giving

May 23, 2017December 22, 2009 by shay subscriber

I grew up in a family where no one went overboard on gifts…seriously, on your birthday the best you could and still can expect from my Pops is that he will wish you a happy birthday. To this day I have only had 2 birthday parties, one at 8 because I was getting a sibling …

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Categories Money, Random babble Tags holidays and gift giving 5 Comments
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