We’re going to try to fly home again today. Hopefully the weather holds out; after three weeks of vacation we’re ready to get home! I have stuff that needs to get done… as soon as I get home, I need to switch my contributions from my traditional 401k to my long awaited new Roth 401k!

Posted January 12, 2008 in Roundups | 7 Comments »

We were supposed to fly home on Sunday. Luckily my mom noticed all the incoming flights were canceled and gave us a call. I’d much rather extend our vacation than be stranded in O’hare with two infants unable to get to our carseats.
Unfortunately I had already spent about 2 hours trying to pack our suitcases squeezing [...]

Posted January 8, 2008 in Roundups | 4 Comments »

Gather Little By Little had the best Christmas ever. We’re also having a great time. We had four family Christmas gatherings and are now spending two weeks down South relaxing. We don’t have anything specific planned which is a great feeling after all the holiday stress. 
My Two Dollars didn’t get a Wii for Christmas. We didn’t either, [...]

Posted December 29, 2007 in Carnivals, Roundups | 5 Comments »

Today is our annual Christmas spa day. All the ladies in my extended family including my mom, grandma, aunts, cousin, and cousin-in-laws head to the spa. It started one year because nobody knew what to purchase for my grandma. The spa idea surfaced and has been an annual tradition ever since. I look forward to [...]

Posted December 22, 2007 in Roundups | 6 Comments »

We have our first of many family holidays today. For once it’s not supposed to snow today so travel will be much easier. For those keeping track, we now have 21 inches of snow on the ground! Now on to the great personal finance articles of the week: 

Posted December 15, 2007 in Roundups | 7 Comments »