Comments on: state of the $ address http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/ Wed, 23 May 2012 13:16:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: katie http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/comment-page-1/#comment-45400 katie Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:15:13 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/#comment-45400 Apparently (I am not a parent) even if you have a toddler you can still save money by buying washable diapers on ebay and selling them on when it is time for them to be toilet trained. I hardly ever take pre-made sandwiches for lunch at work but I do buy lunch bits and leave them in the fridge/desk drawer at work (one-serving cans of tuna, crackers, cream cheese, apples, yoghurts, muesli bars) which makes me feel more like I'm not scrimping or dashing in the mornings, while still being cheaper than buying a sandwich every day. But I can either eat at my desk or in the coffee room. Apparently (I am not a parent) even if you have a toddler you can still save money by buying washable diapers on ebay and selling them on when it is time for them to be toilet trained.

I hardly ever take pre-made sandwiches for lunch at work but I do buy lunch bits and leave them in the fridge/desk drawer at work (one-serving cans of tuna, crackers, cream cheese, apples, yoghurts, muesli bars) which makes me feel more like I’m not scrimping or dashing in the mornings, while still being cheaper than buying a sandwich every day. But I can either eat at my desk or in the coffee room.

]]> By: Annie Malbutface http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/comment-page-1/#comment-44717 Annie Malbutface Thu, 31 May 2007 19:46:16 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/#comment-44717 Why don't you pack him lunches using extra food from dinner? Put food on plates, put extra food in tupperware, throw in apple, throw in chop sticks, throw in love note...done! My 'A' hates my spreasheet. I can track where every penny went up to 10 years ago. oh...spreasheet, how i love thee. Why don’t you pack him lunches using extra food from dinner? Put food on plates, put extra food in tupperware, throw in apple, throw in chop sticks, throw in love note…done!

My ‘A’ hates my spreasheet. I can track where every penny went up to 10 years ago. oh…spreasheet, how i love thee.

]]> By: AmericanFamily http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/comment-page-1/#comment-44647 AmericanFamily Thu, 31 May 2007 01:19:06 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/#comment-44647 Mr. A gets to eat firm financed meals once or twice a week. When he eats with other lawyers, it is usually because he has to, otherwise he usually works through lunch. When we looked at the bills, his average lunch was $5.75, so that is almost two lunches a week he can eat out. Mr. A gets to eat firm financed meals once or twice a week. When he eats with other lawyers, it is usually because he has to, otherwise he usually works through lunch.

When we looked at the bills, his average lunch was $5.75, so that is almost two lunches a week he can eat out.

]]> By: bj http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/comment-page-1/#comment-44641 bj Thu, 31 May 2007 00:06:16 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/#comment-44641 I don't get how A can spend 10/week for lunch working at a law firm. Is he, like, not supposed to eat with anyone else? bj I don’t get how A can spend 10/week for lunch working at a law firm. Is he, like, not supposed to eat with anyone else?

bj

]]> By: Jackie http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/comment-page-1/#comment-44629 Jackie Wed, 30 May 2007 20:57:41 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/05/30/state-of-the-address/#comment-44629 See, that's why I stopped letting myself go to Target for grocery-type stuff! I wasn't actually "saving" on the cheaper food prices because I was spending more on other non-essential things from the dollar stop part, and the kids' clothes on clearance, and oh, look at the cute necklace, etc etc. We are having a state-of-the-finances talk here too, mainly because we are not keeping good track of the misc/entertainment money we spend. Also, I have a sneaking suspicion that my husband is spending much more than I am! See, that’s why I stopped letting myself go to Target for grocery-type stuff! I wasn’t actually “saving” on the cheaper food prices because I was spending more on other non-essential things from the dollar stop part, and the kids’ clothes on clearance, and oh, look at the cute necklace, etc etc.

We are having a state-of-the-finances talk here too, mainly because we are not keeping good track of the misc/entertainment money we spend. Also, I have a sneaking suspicion that my husband is spending much more than I am!

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