Monthly Archives: September 2009

Thank God for Labor

My daughter asked me what Labor Day is, and since she’s only 5 I explained the best way possible. It’s a holiday to celebrate the American work force, the people that work…laborers. Of course, she didn’t understand any of that. Just that Mommy has the day off and she starts school tomorrow. And in the [...]

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Post Bankruptcy Regrets

It took about a year after filing for bankruptcy before I started getting all of the offers for credit cards and loans. For a couple years, my credit was the best that it has been in almost my entire life. Now that it’s taken a dip again, I’m remembering things when my credit was good, [...]

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Kindergarten Can be Cheap

As I’ve mentioned before, my daughter will start Kindergarten this year and up until now, I was panicking about how much it was going to cost. Well, after just a couple stops at a handful of stores I can say that I’m not only ready, but it didn’t cost me an arm and a leg. [...]

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