No, no student loans thanks to my mother. That was the best gift she has ever given me, getting through college with no student loans. I went to a community college for the first two years, lived at home, worked since my junior year of high school, and I had some savings earmarked for college.

I hope she is too. I became interested in financial planning when my mom's investment adviser, who happened to be an insurance salesman, sold me a life insurance policy when I was 22, unmarried (and had never even had a boyfriend), and I had no dependents. When I came to my senses and tried to cancel the policy…

Little Doo is 7, and the Little Dude is 9 months.

Yep. My ex once brought up in therapy that he (once or twice during the 10 years we were together) cleaned MY shower. This shower was in our master bathroom. I pointed out that at least half the dead skin cells had to be his.

Thanks. With two little ones I'm more than six months behind on my reading!

I did kind of prove your point though, didn't I? :-) I was of advanced maternal age (42), I developed complications (pre-eclampsia), and I had a low birth weight baby (3 lbs 14 oz) who ended up in the NICU. Prematurity is scary; I was afraid to hold my son the first time I saw him in the NICU because he was so…

Yes, the best gift my mother gave me was helping me get through college with no student loans. I did the first two years at a community college, then went to a reasonably-priced college for the last two years. I lived at home, I worked part time starting in high school, and I had a few thousand dollars in college…

Unsolicited advice from a non-practicing CPA:

It also sounds like she has major issues with fat people, since she has mentioned that in several posts. Maybe she's really my grandpa? I didn't think he knew how to use the internet.

So even though there are serious problems with people having kids this old, we should just all stop caring that posts like this encourage it?

I believe there have been several recent studies that have found a correlation with increased mental health issues when the father is older.

I'm so glad I stopped at two.

Go ahead and rock it! Your students will think you're cool.

I canceled my Birchbox subscription after a few months. I was getting too much stuff I wasn't interested in, like teas. I've had Ipsy for a few months now and I've been pretty happy with it. Anything I don't like I give to the teenager next door. She was thrilled with the glitter black eyeliner that came a few…

So what do we do with products we currently have that contain microbeads? Obviously I'm reading the ingredient list of new products and I'm not purchasing anything with the beads in them, but I'm torn with the products I have now (a couple of unopened tube of toothpaste and an open tube of face wash). If I toss them…

The popcorn flavored ones make me sick. They made me nauseous every time I ate them. I have to pick them out and throw them away.

One of the ladies I used to work with wore purple suede heels to her wedding. She sent me one of the photos and I thought it was great. It really showed her personality.

I'm almost 43 and I still haven't found my personal style.

Sorry to post this and then run off to bed, but my son will be up at 6 am tomorrow morning.

My daughter is a Los Angeles county Daisy; we use LBB. This year they are advertising the Thin Mints as vegan.