Day 86: DIY Auto Repair and Santa’s Helper
Advance Auto Parts — $3.70
I bought a 2-pack of Sylvania bulbs for The Tanks’ back-up lights (read about my adventure here).
New bulb: $1.85.
Labor to fix non-functional back-up light: $0.00
Bonding, learning experience with the son: Priceless
Best Buy — $38.71
I stopped in to pick up the camera I’d purchased on-line last night. While there, I learned a [...]
Raising Financially Responsible Children
The Women’s Personal Finance Network (of which I am a proud member) is currently highlighting the subject of How to Raise Financially Responsible Children. I have a lot of thoughts on this issue — some of which I’ve already shared on this blog in my Kids and Money category. Other thoughts will come out in the [...]
Maintenance Monday: Auto Safety Check-Up
I was all set to continue with my bathroom theme for today’s Maintenance Monday post, but an incident yesterday inspired me to write about auto maintenance instead.
As I was pulling out of The Home Depot parking lot yesterday, a guy came running up behind us and told me that my left back-up light wasn’t working. After thanking [...]







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