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My bills are adding up and I don't know how to pay them before they get shut off. My rent is late and i'm a little short. This last month my brother has had summer visitation with my neice and i've been watching her while my brother and sil have been working. They don't pay me. I have asked them several times if they would watch my kids on the weekends or at night ...

1 member is celebrating their birthday on 08-28-2008: - askmom (born in 1961, Age: 47) Happy Birthday!

A 8 year old girl, a friend of my daughters from school died in a car accident last Monday. I told my daughter about it today. My daughter is freaked out and sad and I can't comfort her. I don't know what to do.

As part of my entire frugal living makeover, I decided it was time we put into a slush fund. I sat down, wrote out a list of everything (and for me, the list is vital because I suck at making them), and then when I crunched the numbers I found it just wasn't possible. For example, this months' expenses during a normal budget month would leave us pretty even. We have some...

But, it's temporary. Due to the fact that I forgot to budget my September bills, (have a plan now) I had several things coming due in the next week! I paid the girls school fees yesterday, and the kids sport fees come due on the teh 31st, and I should get ds fees shortly. I debated if I used the line of credit, or EF, it wasnt a huge emergency. Since I ...

For all of you out there who have lost weight or had success in losing weight. I'm looking for some good breakfast options that will stay with you until lunch time, or at least until mid-morning. While I love fruit and yogurt, these are not always the most sustaining foods. I also love oatmeal and can do this about 3 days a week, but I seriously need some other ...

Beans are a great food, over-looked by most people. I am referring to the dried beans available in bulk food stores. They are almost as cheap as dirt, and are n excellent food source, and with little effort they can be cooked with ease. Also they are a direct replacement for meat, particularly soy beans, but any bean is excellent. Here is my quick and almost ...

My in laws moved out in May but left TONS of crap both in the yard/shed and in the house. We were taking them and they were coming to get stuff in June but haven't taken or came by to get stuff since then. They left junk cars in the yard and TONS of junk everywhere. I have decided we need to get off our rears and start getting rid of this stuff no matter if they are ...

I am a list maker. I make lists for everything. Camping, we need a list, groceries, house cleaning, whatever. I stop just short of making lists of list lol. My list today is short but busy. I need to go through freezer, pantry, fridge. I need to Plan 36 meals. I need a dry bones grocery list--I have some things I need extra money for and I want to...

There are tons of kiths on the board for those trying to drop a few pounds... and good for them if that's what works for them; I don't begrudge anyone their life w/o fat, carbs, flavor, whatever plan their on... I am sick to death of thinking about my weight and about what foods are "good" and what foods are "bad". I'm done with it. I am reading When Women ...

I have a dilemma. My house is not tidy for the (mostly) simple fact that I just have too much stuff. We were at my in laws house the other night and I'm continually amazed at how organized and tidy my MIL keeps her house. She is the type of person that "if I'm not using something right now this very minute, in the trash it goes. If I need it again in the future, I'll...

I am re-doing our budget. In this business we can't always depend on a paycheck week to week. We have one employee that gets paid no matter what. Dh and I get paid when $$ is there. Right now I have a budget that includes both checks. EF has been used since we went through a period of no income. Groceries were fine since I had a stockpile. Ef went towards kids school ...

Well apart from the bills I have every month, right now I am seeing... Final doctor Bill---$82.79 I have been paying $50 a month but I really want it to go AWAY in September. We had about $1600 in medical bills as dh was in hospital at the new year so they are about gone. Step dds college---$300 total but I will pay $100 a month until Novemebr..sigh ...

~Last year we supported each other in a massive de-cluttering. Here's a link to last year's thread, http://www.frugalvillage.com/forums/...ght=fall+fl ing . I really need to do it again and I want to start earlier this year. I'm going with 1000 items again with a reward of an afternoon meal at the Teahouse! We have until December 21 to finish so who's with me?~