The weather here has been ridiculous. Hot and humid. Depending on where you live, you might be dealing with the same things. I live in an apartment building where the electric bill is included in my rent, so I don’t worry about the financial implications of running my air conditioner, but I do worry a …
I might have a new favorite website. Or at least one that I use every day. That site is 750 Words. What is 750 Words? Simple – 750 words is a website designed to encourage you to write at least 750 words every day. The theory is that if you sit down and write 750 …
Well, I guess it was inevitable. I can no longer access my blog at work. Don’t worry, taxpayers. I wasn’t blogging on work time, but often spent my lunch break drafting up posts. I suppose that’s still an option, if I just email the posts to myself and then post them later, but my track …
This year, for the first time, I set up a Flexible Spending Account for my medical expenses. I didn’t have a whole lot of time to play with, so I took a general look at my expenses from last year and just picked a number. I knew it would be low, but decided that a …
You know, saving up sick leave is hard when you keep getting sick! I managed to ward off all the flu and cold viruses that were going around my office before the holidays, but I’ve been taken out by one this week. After only getting about 2 hours of sleep last night, I decided to …