Suburban Wife’s Daily Dollar Diary

a financial voyeur’s dream come true: all the intimate details of how, where, and why I spend money

Announcing Changes; Requesting Feedback

Happy Tuesday, everyone.
I’ve spent the past few weeks pondering the role of this blog in my life and the direction I want to take it and whether I want to even take it in any direction at all.
I’ve come to a few conclusions but I still have unanswered questions/uncertain feelings too.  I’ve decided to move [...]

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Buying Gifts: Equal Number or Equal Value?

I had an interesting conversation with the clerk at Kohl’s today.
While conducting the transaction, I mentioned that I had to guess as to how much to put on the gift card because I couldn’t remember how much I’d already spent on this particular grandchild.
As I heard myself say this, it occurred to me how much [...]

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Advice Please - To Insure or Not To Insure

Again, I’ve got a puzzling financial question and I’m turning to my readers for help.
To insure or not to insure, that is the question….
Perhaps you’ve read my Introducing The Cast of Players post or all of my About Me postings and already have a bead on my financial and health situation.  If not, here it is [...]

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Shopping for PJ’s — How Hard Can It Be?

My youngest sister has an upcoming birthday.  I called her the other day and asked if there were anything specific she wanted.  She listed two different CD titles that she’d like to have and then mentioned that she’d also love to have a new pair of pajamas.
It’s possible that my sister mentioned the PJ’s as [...]

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Reaching Out to my Readers for Advice

I got such great feedback on my basketball shoe dilemma that I’m turning to my readers with another puzzle.
The Son takes weekly cello lessons. His teacher is a young man who recently completed his graduate degree in music performance. He’s terrific — not just in general as a music teacher but also in that he’s [...]

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Reader Opinions, Please

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that The Son is playing basketball on a middle-school team this season. I’m really torn about whether or not to outfit him with a pair of basketball shoes. Here are the pros and cons that I’ve identified — I’d love any input you have to offer.
Pros — Get [...]

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