Why Aren’t You Doing What You Love? If you have a truly toxic job that causes you to question your sanity: be thankful. Eventually you’ll leave that job, either because your misery will help you find the courage, or the men in little white suits will come to take you to a pleasant little asylum. Lucky you. There’s nothing so dangerous as the job that’s okay . The job where the irritation and inefficiency are broken here and there by a potentially exciting new project or a conversation with a co-worker that kickstarts your imagination again. But deep down, you’re afraid — maybe this is as good as it gets. So you tune out all that snake oil talk about finding your passion and working your ideal job. And at some point, you realize a person who lives for two days a week has reduced their enjoyable life span by over 70% . The working dead Last year an article in The New York Times reported only 45% of U.S. workers are satisfied with their jobs, down from 61% in 1987. Not that long ago, I was one of those people.
It’s hard. How to unlearn consumerism 101 « Simple Life in France. Best PF Blogroll Money Funk. I Am Not Stealing. January 12, 2011 at 12:00 AM The cashier smiled and laughed at the customer in front of me, but the minute I stepped up to the counter her face turned very tense and serious. I’ve seen this look before. In fact, I’ve seen it so many times that I do whatever I can to avoid her line and have even considered shopping on different days of the week so I can ensure that she won’t be there. I handed her my discount card and let her know that I had a stack of coupons matching the items in my basket.
When all of the items were scanned I handed over my coupons. I turned to the person behind me and apologized for the inconvenience of holding up the line. I wanted to tell him that I encounter this problem every time I’m faced with this particular cashier. She was clearly annoyed with me so I suggested she call the store manager. When the manager reached the register the cashier said, “this woman is trying to get everything for free.” I’m not sure what her issue is. Entry filed under: shopping. Life And My Finances. The Mother Load: August 2006 - The MomAdvice.com Blog. I put together a list of pricing, last year, of items at Aldi Supermarket. I am posting the information here and providing you a list of all the prices on the items that Aldi carries.
I do want to say, I am in no way affiliated with or receive any benefits from promoting Aldi Supermarket. I am just a mom who happens to love shopping there and saving our family money. The prices listed are what they were this past winter- the pricing may have changed, however, Aldi usually does not do a dramatic change in their pricing so this should be an accurate portrayal of their current prices. The sizing and prices are listed on the items as best as I could do. If you are unhappy with a product from Aldi PLEASE do not email me.
If you are looking for more information on Aldi Supermarket, please visit our articles on MomAdvice.com. Aldi Supermarket: The Real Deal? Feel free to add to our list in the comments section. Aldi Item Pricing: Breakfast Foods Aunt Maples Lite Syrup24 ounce0.89 Dairy Produce Mr. Get Rich Slowly - Personal Finance That Makes Cents. Small Notebook. Frugal Living Tips To Save Money Everyday. Like Merchant Ships. How To Make Your Own Laundry Detergent – And Save Big Money. Frugal Village | Frugal Living by Sara Noel. Discover Card Holders - Double Cash Back On Online Purchases - Fun Being Frugal. Impulse Buy | Personal Finance Blog. Separate Bank Accounts with Your Spouse? When my husband and I got married we automatically joined our accounts. It seemed the thing to do, as we set up the budget to allocate our funds to bills, savings, and spending money.
Everything worked automatically. What we decided to change Recently, we switched to managing separate accounts. I don’t knock holding separate accounts. In fact, I like the benefit’s of being a financially independent woman. The bills have been divided so that we each have the same *cash allowance available each week. Here are the benefits for holding separate accounts: Some of the financial responsibility/time is freed up on my behalf. But there are some potential cons: If one spouse makes more money they take on the higher load of the bills. I admit, I do feel a crunch not managing all the finances, but I think the change is good for us. What about you? Do you work well with a joint account? *Cash Allowance: the money remaining after our bills our paid.