When tragedy strikes a family it is most often unexpected and can have lasting financial implications. It can be particularly difficult if the person that passes or becomes incapacitated is the the one who handled all of the family's finances.
Recently I found myself shocked by the lack of planning by a family member despite a long...

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Just when I think things couldn't get much more chaotic...

I had to run into town this morning to pick up a few of the kids friends. I was in a hurry so I grabbed the fishing poles from the back of my car and leaned them up against a tree in the front yard. I didn't want to chance leaving them in the car, less the kids in back start...

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When folks say the Dog Days of Summer, boy do they mean it!

The past couple of months have been nothing short of a blur, between working full time in Construction with dh, the kids, Several weeks up North due to family reasons and the garden in shambles upon my return! Issues with the internet connection (namely finding half my satellite...

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This past week has been one upheaval upon another. Whilst trying to get Budget101 switched over to a new design and implementing a few new features, my hard drive starting making crunchy noises.

Within a matter of moments, the drive ceased to function and 2 years of photographs (over 145,000) are GONE. This WAS my back up drive....

Liss

Ah, these are the days of our lives, aren't they folks?

The past few years, particularly since 9/11, the media's grim forecast on the Nation makes me ill. Not from any actual sickness mind you, but from the fear they attempt to induce and the frustration I feel with each new impending report of doom; Bird Flu, Swine Flu, Mad Cow......

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