http://pennypinchingmom.com Saving money, one penny at a time Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:18:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Being poor is the pits. I know money isn't everything, and that it can't bring happiness in and of itself. But a lack of money can certainly cause a great deal of unhappiness. Hubby is all to hell because he can't get out and do stuff like he used to. Between ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/03/17/why-couldnt-i-have-been-born-rich/ Pillows aren't something we think about every day. In fact, unless we work in a pillow factory or the bedding section of the local department store, we probably don't give them much thought at all until we lay our heads on them at night. But did you ever stop to ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/02/23/is-your-pillow-making-you-sick/ I try not to dwell on not having much money. But every way I turn, it is affecting my life in some way. We're going without running water yet again this weekend, because we can't afford to hire a plumber to fix it. Hubby nearly had the work done, but ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/02/14/the-poor-get-poorer/ I don't smoke, and I never have. Well, I can't say I've never taken a puff in my entire life, because I have tried cigarettes. But I didn't like them, and didn't feel inclined to smoke them just because everybody else did. Therefore I never got hooked. It's a good thing, ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/02/14/smoking-is-expensive/ Well, I've finally gotten into those blasted Playstation 2 games that my brother-in-law brought up here. I found a driving game called Burnout Revenge that I am totally hooked on. I stayed up until 2:30 this morning playing it! (But I also had another reason for staying up: keeping a ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/02/11/step-away-from-the-game/ I realize that my neck of the woods hasn't been getting pummeled as badly as some places, but we've gotten a ton of snow this winter. We've got something of a blizzard going on right now, with snow steadily falling on top of the six or so inches we already ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/02/10/snow-and-more-snow/ I've got a lot riding on today. I've got to get enough work done on a certain project to be able to pay our car insurance before it is canceled and buy enough groceries and gas to get us through until Hubby gets paid. It's do or die, and I'm ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/01/24/its-up-to-me/ My brother-in-law has been staying with us for the past few nights, and he is a major video game addict. He brought his Playstation 2, which is newer than any of the game systems we own, and he and Hubby have been playing it every night. He has several wrestling ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/01/20/new-fangled-games/ I still haven't had much of a sweet tooth, but I guess I've been making up for it with other fattening things. On a recent trip to the grocery store, I bought some crackers and a block of pepper jack cheese. I love me some pepper jack! But I guess ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/01/19/pepper-jack-rocks/ Between being constantly stressed out and having troubles with my sinuses, I've had almost a constant headache for the past few weeks. I ran out of my favorite OTC pain med (Aleve) and have been taking acetaminophen (generic Tylenol) for the past couple of days, and now I'm out of ... http://pennypinchingmom.com/2010/01/18/headaches/