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 I’m not kidding. For years it’s gone like this… Salesperson: “Would you like to apply for a store card and get 20% off?” Me: “No, thank you.” Salesperson: “Why not?” (or, “May I ask why not?”) Me: “I’m allergic.” Salesperson: “Excuse me?” Me: “I’m allergic. They give me hives and make me all itchy, . . . → Read More: The One Where I Accidentally Got a Credit Card  One of the many things on my to-do list today was to go downtown for a focus group. I spend an hour spouting my opinion and get $150. It’s a total win-win for me because I’m fine telling anyone an hour of my time is, in fact, worth $150. Usually what I do is . . . → Read More: Trains and Cupcakes and Not Being Chosen  There are documentaries that tell me vitamins are worthless, and others that tell me vitamins are essential and can cure cancer. What’s a girl to do? Land squarely in the middle, I guess. I take vitamins for the things that scare me (Lutein for eyesight, for example) and leave the rest alone. I do . . . → Read More: I Fear Over-vitamin-ing is Occuring.  Super big congratulations to Kristi on winning the awesome Nica Sunrise earbud and chargers! I got mine in the mail yesterday and I LOVE IT. I’m sure you will too! Thank you to the “and the winner is” plugin for making choosing a winner so simple and . . . → Read More: Nica Sunrise Winner Announced! Thank you. Life would be such a faded copy of beauty without you. From your patience, to the laughter, to the hugs – oh the hugs – and the memories we create. My life would not be what it is without you, and the love I feel for my life would not be as . . . → Read More: To My Friends I haven’t talked about finances in a while, mostly because we’ve just been kind of doing what we do. But sometimes just doing the normal stuff is really interesting. I set up a sinking fund (savings you know you’re going to have to spend in the future – like a car repair sinking fund, . . . → Read More: Dave Ramsey vs. My Husband (not a battle to the death but still fun) I like to think I’m all “out there” here on the blog. Giving you the nitty gritty of what’s going on here in ChezDecki. But about 90% of everything I think and write never ends up on the blog. It’s not bad stuff. It’s just stuff I’m not sure is right to share. Here. . . . → Read More: So Many Drafts  Winners have been selected and here they are! Big congrats to Jenn, Amy, story, Renee, Stefani, Amber, Sharon, and Lynette, Leslie and Shannon!  An upfront thanks to Alka-Seltzer and TheMotherhood for sponsoring this post. I received a stipend for writing this, but it does not change my opinion. I Blog with Integrity, yo. The Misunderstanding… My husband and I started dating shortly after he became a widower. This really added a whole set of crazy weirdness to . . . → Read More: What I Said is Not What You Heard! (off blog contest)  Giving a 5yo cash is taking a risk! We get compensated for taking A to these studies and assessments (she did great, we’ll find out the results in April) and it’s kind of cool, especially because I’d probably do this for free if I was asked to. When they handed me the cash . . . → Read More: When I Gave My 5yo $25 She… |
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