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The Bathroom Remodel Begins

We live in a “ranch style” house. It has two bathrooms, a guest bathroom and then a small bathroom that connects to our bedroom. My wife (Mrs. NCN!) has decided that (after two years of saving money like crazy) that we need to SPEND a little and remodel our bathroom. We are going to paint, replace the toilet, put in…

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Kids And Money

I have a beautiful, bright, seven year old daughter. I give her money for completing chores around the house. She also receives money from relatives (on her birthday or a Christmas). And when she loses a tooth, she gets a dollar from the “tooth fairy”. I like to talk to her about her money, and I’ve taught her that there…

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Cleaning Out My Cabinets

While tracking how much food I purchase in a year, I realized that our cabinets are full of foods that we purchased in 2006. For my 2007 numbers to be accurate, I need to either: eat the 2006 food, or give away the 2006 food. My goal for today will be to clean out our cabinets, so that I can…

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