So Your Kid Wants a Rideable Electric Car: Now What?
When my children were littler, Mike would talk about how he dreams of getting the kids a toy car, an electric one that they could ride around in. He had one as a child in South Africa, and it was one of his favorite things to do, and had so many fond memories involving riding […]
My Trip to Camp Hi Canoe and Kayak, in Hiram, Ohio
I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and haven’t really been back (other than an extremely short work trip) since I moved away 15 years ago, and on my current trip that I took to the US to deal with bureaucratic bank nonsense, I had the chance to come back to visit my close friend who […]
My Wonderful Clothes Haul from Goodwill
I’m in Cleveland now, on my trip to the US, and my lovely hostess with the mostess picked me up from the Greyhound station, but needed to go to work. While she was at work, I decided to get some errands done, and one of them was going to Goodwill. When I was trying to […]
When is Bankruptcy The Best Option?
Debt sucks. It really, really does. The hardest part about it is that debt repayments can make you drown financially, making it impossible to keep above water with all the monthly debt repayments. Sometimes the only way to get out of that situation is to declare bankrupcy. Here is some more information from a reader […]
Bank Issues… Mostly Sorted
Ok, so as I’ve told you, I came to the US to deal with horrendous bank issues that my ridiculous bank will only let me deal with in person. So last night I arrived in NY, got picked up by a friend in Queens, had a BBQ at her house, then went to another good […]
Run Away From Stress
Taking care of yourself is important. Here’s some tips from a reader on how to lower your stress levels. With all the work environments right now being extremely competitive and our lives being so fast paced, it’s no wonder most of us suffer from stress in some way. Pretty much everyone develops their own coping […]
Arrived Safe and Sound in NY, Against the Odds
Wow. I wasn’t sure I’d actually get here, because I had so many things going wrong… But in the end, all is good. So first of all, I told you about my American bank issue which is why I had to come to the US in the first place… But I was having another issue […]
Getting Your Family to Eat Ethically on a Budget
As someone who cares about ethics, but also about keeping my budget down, I’ve thought long and hard about this, how one can do both, because ethical shopping often costs more money. How much do you sacrifice ethics for a bargain, and how much do you sacrifice frugality wise, for ethics? Here’s a post from […]
Common Causes of Childhood Strains and Sprains
As a child, I regularly got sprains so often that we always had crutches and ace bandages at home, as well as some air casts and splints. My children fortunately have been more lucky there (though one kid managed to break his bone twice and dislocate something another time…) Here’s some more from a reader […]
Celebrating My Boys’ Birthdays
Both my boys had birthdays within the past week. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you’ll know that I have a tradition of making my kids a fun and frugal birthday party. It’s important for me, even when money is tight, for my kids to know that they are my priority, and […]
