Congrats, PMM! Congrats, Jessica!
We're deep in space, corner of No and Where.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Jan 28, 2015 11:06:12 am PST #17390 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Steph L. - Jan 28, 2015 11:08:18 am PST #17391 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Hooray Buffista employment!
msbelle - Jan 28, 2015 11:11:34 am PST #17392 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Yay!!!!!
Toddson - Jan 28, 2015 11:11:49 am PST #17393 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Beverly, there was recently an article in the paper about the shockingly large number of women who, because of child care costs, are essentially paying to go to work. It was depressing ... and I don't even have a child.
Having gone without a raise for a few years, and a 1% raise last year, I'm trying to cut costs wherever I can. I dropped my at-home broadband WiFi, since I couldn't get a signal most of the time, I bring my lunch as often as possible, rather than buying, ride the bus and rarely take cabs, I've tried to cut my "fun" purchases, get e-books on sale rather than buying paperbacks, or buy them from a used book place (which uses the money for literacy programs, so I can feel good about what I do spend), and just try to keep my spending down.
Gudanov - Jan 28, 2015 11:13:16 am PST #17394 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Congrats on employments!
JZ - Jan 28, 2015 11:14:31 am PST #17395 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Go team more (re- or differently-)gainfully employed!
Connie Neil - Jan 28, 2015 11:15:42 am PST #17396 of 30000
brillig
My TV comes in over the antenna, I don't have a landline, I don't buy coffee very often, I don't buy many clothes or shoes, I don't go out for lunch at work--my biggest household indulgence is a good Internet connection.
then I blow it by going into Best Buy and being seduced by a keyboard cover for my Samsung tablet.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 28, 2015 11:15:58 am PST #17397 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Congrats Jess!
-t - Jan 28, 2015 11:24:07 am PST #17398 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Woo Jess and PMM!
And Tep and msbelle! Being responsible.
I really need to make an austerity budget for myself. I have been putting it off for so long. I have already decided February is the month I start Getting Shit Done, making a budget will have to be part of that. (Note, not sticking to the budget, that I'm not going to even try to do until after Iceland)
SuziQ - Jan 28, 2015 11:28:15 am PST #17399 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Go Jess!!!
I'm afraid to look at average spending numbers for "normal" people. I'm feeding 3 here, though they contribute here and there. But damn we spend a lot...we don't toss a lot of food, so it isn't getting wasted.