Monthly Archives: August 2010

I Haven’t Left For My Vacation Yet

Just Stuff
Did you think I was already gone since I neglected to post last week after I announced we were going on vacation? What happened is the prior weekend totally wiped me out.  My goal for each weekend is to stay at home the three days I'm off from my regular job.  That gives me a chance to get the house tidied up again, schedule some blog posts and take a look at our personal finances. However, last Friday (the 6th)… Read the rest

We’re Actually Taking a Vacation

spending money
Mr. A and I have never really gone on a vacation together.  We've gone camping for the weekend two decades ago, but once our children came along we mostly stayed home.  Especially in the last decade since we've owned milking goats. It's not easy to find someone to babysit your critters when you live out in the boonies and one of the chores is milking. We looked into going a couple of weekends ago, but started to hyperventilate when we… Read the rest

What Do You Buy At Costco?

spending money
I avoided having a membership to Costco for the longest time.  I didn't want to have to pay a yearly membership, for one thing, and I'd heard a few stories about impulse shopping and buying a large quantity of one item only to never use it.  My in-laws have given us 10 of an item on more than one occasion when it turned out they didn't care for the item they'd bought, since many of the canned goods come in… Read the rest

The Transcript of Our Income Tax Return

income taxes
A couple of weeks ago, while recovering from the Great Backup Accident of 2010, I shared How to Get a Copy of Your Federal Tax Return. I was told by the agent I spoke with that it would take a “couple of weeks” to get the transcript back, since I'd called in with my information, and he also told me the transcript would “contain every line used on my income tax return”. Well, it turns out that wasn't exactly correct.… Read the rest