How to budget, how to get and keep good credit, how to invest, how to figure interest rates and final costs. So yes, in this case, he would have learned a $4000 car with repairs would be cheaper in the long run than the car from a dealer.

No one comes to Mebane, NC unless you’re going to Tanger. So if you’re at Tanger in Mebane, turn right. On your left, there’s a great Japanese place called Sake. Turn right again and you get to 5th street. Follow it across the tracks to Clay St, where you’ll find Martinho’s, Karma Cafe, and The Table if you’re…

Let’s flood the phone lines!

I think relaxation is different for kids than it is for adults. In my preschool classroom, we have some structured activities throughout the day but environment scales dictate that we have 3 hours of unstructured free play every day. We have a “calm-down” area and children are taught that they can go there anytime…

Yep. Here’s his wife:

*pats HarvesterZERO on the head and gives him a cookie*

I loved the license grid! My problem was access to weapons; I could use a fantastic spear, but all I could find was a wooden sword. It’s been years since I played it, so chances are there was something I missed somewhere.

Mine kept wanting me to kill people.

I found an adorable dress with a space pattern all over it at one of the local shops. I tried it on and the sleeves were off the shoulder. I had to keep resisting the urge to push it back on top of my shoulder because it felt like one of my bra straps had gone loose. So annoying.

I had to get fingerprinted as part of a background check for my job as a preschool teacher.

Right. We need janitors, fast food workers, and other similar jobs that don’t require degrees. I think that every graduating senior should know how to budget, how to apply to different jobs, and have an idea of what the workforce is like.

What about when the kid answers “yes” to step 4? Maybe instead of “Do I look like” ask “Do I usually change my mind?”

Blended fruit popsicles. We made a grape version with the class the other day and they loved them! They added grapes and water, I blended it all together, and we turned them into popsicles.

I’ve never tried stuffed cabbage, but that sounds good!

My secret ingredient when baking is cinnamon; it just adds an extra something. I put it in brownies, chocolate chip cookies, pies. Once, while on wisdom tooth painkillers, I made a blueberry smoothie with chai tea. It was delicious. By the way, if you’re ever in Williamsburg, VA, there’s a barbecue place that uses…

Give them some control, such as letting them help prepare the food or offering a choice between two acceptable options. In my experience, you can’t force children to eat and it’s definitely not worth a two-hour power struggle for anyone. Relevant Louis CK:

My sister and I used to eat raw cookie dough and cake batter. And once, I tried a homemade Orange Julius that called for a raw egg (only once; the texture was disgusting).

This needs more stars. I *almost* got involved in Quixtar in college. My friend was going! And her friends were making money! The first event she took me to was a rally/meeting in a motel. I don’t know exactly what they said, but they made everything sound exciting and it wasn’t like other pyramid schemes because God…

Mm that sounds good!

Artisan pop tarts? Just what I was missing! I’ll eat breakfast before leaving work sometimes if I have time and then I like instant oatmeal. If it’s at the proper time (around 10), give me pancakes and crispy bacon smothered in syrup.