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It finally happened – β€˜it’ hit the fan : my deep thought blog

Coupons Do Work

My daughter had an infection in her baby tooth. That same week, on a Friday I was supposed to go to my great-uncle funeral at Arlington Cemetery. I was going to drive from Georgia to Virginia, nearly 11 hour ride with my two kids. I shopped around and found, at the time firestone had the best sales on tires. Nearly $2K :'(.

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I said good-bye to Cable and Hello to being smart

Coupons Do Work

My daughter had to get a baby tooth pulled. I wanted to cry, because I was supposed to drive to Virginia to go to my Great – Uncle’s Funeral who was getting buried at Arlington Cemetery and I couldn’t go. Another expense. It was a sign from above to say.

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How to Plan a Multi-Generation Family Vacation

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My WWII era uncle and his wife made trips annually with one of their 4 grandchildren (a different one each year). Last year, my spouse and I took our 9 year old grandson on a road trip (from the US Midwest) to Colonial Williamsburg and toured Virginia for 10 days.

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