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All of which cost too damn much money.

What a question!

Since I’m technically unemployed and we’re still settling into our new surroundings in Austin, I have about 100 uses for an extra $100! Money is a lot tighter than we thought it would be, and unfortunately, I don’t think it would stretch as far as I’d like it to, but here are some practical ideas…

• Texas licenses
• Texas plates and registration
• Visa bill
• Dinner at a new neighborhood restaurant
• Groceries
• Gas
• New suit for job interviews
• Ink and paper to print resumes

What would you do with an extra $100?

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I’ve always dreamed of having a little shed in the backyard, that I could rig up with electric and air conditioning and all my ’stuff.’ Somewhere to get away and work and blog and relax.

The Office Pod is almost exactly what I had in mind. I saw it on a design blog (sorry, can’t remember which!) and thought it was perfect. Maybe a bit bigger to put a comfy chair to lounge and read.

I’d be scared to find out how much it costs, but it is mighty practical and dream worthy.

Damn…I wish someone would have told me it was that easy!

One of SNL’s finer moments – tell me I’m an idiot and make me laugh at the same time. Genius!

I made a serious money mistake this week.

I changed the primary account attached to my PayPal account from my checking to my savings thinking that the change also updated my backup funding.

It did not.

Two large transactions went though that should have been deducted from my savings but hit my checking instead. One of which was the deposit on our new apartment.

Thankfully, the recipient of the payments aren’t privy to the mistake and nothing ‘bounced’, the fees are not pretty.

The fees pretty much make me sick.

The fees are equal to one of my husband’s overtime shifts.

Going to cry now.

We all work our tails off trying to save for a house or pay down debt. It seems that we all work so hard that it takes priority over friends and socializing, so we often lose track of people that have been important in our lives. Teachers, coaches, mentors, the person who gave us our first job.

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