As I mentioned before, I need to have a couple of very low-cost weekends to make up for the serious spending I did at the beginning of my budgeting cycle. This past weekend was Super-Cheap Weekend #1. Here's what I did: - Finished a book - Ran errands, including the vet, the ... Read more...
Update on July Goals
With only 2 weeks left in July, I'm doing pretty well on my goals for the month. So far, I've paid off my personal loan and opened a Roth IRA! I feel like I'm making real financial progress, and I'm so happy about it. I'm going to add the $1000 to my E-fund with my July 31 ... Read more...
Comcast DID Come Through!
I've been nervously waiting for my Comcast bill to arrive since my last tussle with them about a month ago. (If you missed that post, Comcast basically lied to me about a cable promotion they were running and I ended up with a really hefty bill; after much negotiation, I was able ... Read more...
I’m Gearing Up for a Spend-y Weekend
School is definitely winding down; this week and the next two weeks are Maryland's high school testing weeks, so class time is low key. The unspoken "rule" is that no real teaching is done during testing weeks so that the kids can relax a little bit. I have mixed feelings about ... Read more...
Pollen + TeacHer = Big Problems
It has been absolutely lovely here for the past few days if you enjoy hot weather (which I don't) and you have no sensitivity to pollen (which I do). So while everyone else in northern Virginia has been sunbathing I have been rubbing my swollen, watery, itchy eyes. I know, nice ... Read more...
Weekend Plans
Right now I'm drinking red wine and watching zillions of episodes of House Hunters on Hulu. That's right, the volume problem on my TV is so bad I'm back to Internet television. But it works just fine :)I'm having a very low-key weekend. Tonight I'm catching up on sleep and ... Read more...
Playing Catch Up
Being sick for 4 days was a major bummer, but the bummer has followed me beyond just those 4 because I've been busy playing catch up ever since! I'm really behind on my grading and lesson planning, as well as chores around my apartment. Which means: I'm staying in all weekend to ... Read more...