While the federal budget proposal has a big impact on all of our finances, it’s our state budget bill that is hitting close to home this week. Our new governor rolled out a budget proposal to increase pension and health care contributions and eliminate almost all of the state unions. For the second day in [...]
AARP, Valentines, Investing, and More
Posted byMy husband and I just joined AARP! Did you know that you can join AARP in your 30s? I had no idea. For $16 you can get a one year membership, which includes a free membership for your spouse. Now, I’m sure the next thing you want to know is why on earth we joined [...]
Buried in Snow I think this is the first blizzard we’ve had where almost all of our information came via social media. It’s obviously different than when I was a kid and we would wake up early and listen for school closings on the radio. These days, we get a tweet about school closings, our [...]
How Important is the Best Preschool?
Posted byWe, like almost all parents, always believed in offering our children the very best when it comes to education, even though we have differing views on how much college we’ll pay for. Our First Preschool Experience For the past 3 years we’ve sent our oldest son to the best Reggio preschool in the county, and [...]
I found my wallet! Just as I suspected, our daughter hid it. This time, she figured the laundry room was a great hiding place; at least it wasn’t the trash! Now, I’m tempted to put one of those Little Buddy tracking devices on both my keys and my wallet for the future! Then, every time [...]
