Where? Oh, me? Nope, wrong.

Yeah, hurricane Sandy cemented the idea that it’s a good idea to keep some cash. Our town was out of power for almost 2 weeks, and while we did have a stocked pantry (and a gas stove thankfully), a lot of the little stores in the area would only take cash for obvious reasons.

I understand this if the customer wants a specific type of change, but simply wanting cash back shouldn’t be an issue.

I forget to put my bags in the car ALL THE TIME. The store bags are good for little people diapers (never bought a diaper Genie)

I have a car, and this was pretty useful—I am going to put one of those reusable bags in my everyday bag. Maybe not for groceries, but there have been times I was like “I wish I had another bag”....especially with a kid.

Or friends or family? Even if you pay them

...I don’t get it either. She could have used her future cab money to pay someone to take her to the dealership and wait.

We use our powder room more then the full bath since the latter is upstairs. I sweep and Swiffer it everyday (it’s right off the kitchen so it’s easy to do while I’m cleaning the kitchen for the night). I wipe out and around the sink every time I use the bathroom (trying to get the rest of the household on board but…

What I do is transfer the money I spent to another account, and then pay the card when the statement comes.

Maybe I’m missing something but why do you need to keep all that in CHECKING? Or in your main checking account? Most banks allow you to transfer from savings or brokerage accounts and have it instantly credit to your account.

Our carrier is very haphazard with getting mail right, too.

Ugh. It’s happened to us a few times and is super annoying and troubling. I get packages sent to my parents’ house since 1. someone is ALWAYS home, and 2. they watch my kid so I have to go there anyway. I’d get a text saying the package was delivered, so I’d call or text one of my folks asking them to bring it inside.…

Our insurance covers your membership if you go once a week. Pretty good deal.

With FSA you have access to all you’d put in for the year. So, in theory, you could pledge to put in the max, go get surgery or buy medical equipment, and then quit the next week.

I am so happy our FSA doesn’t follow the physical year (it runs April 1st to March 31st). I feel like I can better manage things that way.

I think you might have saved my relationship——just kidding (kinda)

We aren’t putting the tree up until the week before. I cannot endure a month of ‘don’t touch that’.

I don’t think it’s that hard to explain if it’s for religious reasons—most of my family/friends in that situation just explain they don’t do that because it’s not what they believe in. It’s probably harder if you don’t have religion to fall back on .

I am thankful that our pedestrian doesn’t over book, and has a quarantine room for contagious kids. Within a few minutes of arriving you’re in an exam room—no lingering in the waiting area.

That’s the plan for the this weekend. I also need to put a lock on the closet door so he doesn’t go in there and climb the shelves. I think a hook and eye should be enough?