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 [...]