“Look mom! No hands!”
This was supposed to be the Halloween edition, but as I was sitting down to write my roundup yesterday, my son came in crying. His knee was a bloody mess. Turns out he was practicing riding his bike with no hands, hit the fence, and ended up in the ditch. So off to the doctor we went, so he could get glued back together. He’s fine now, but I felt horrible for him yesterday. He was afraid all his blood was going to come out. Ah, the mind of a 6 year old!
News of Note
A few weeks ago I wrote about the deposit money we didn’t get back from our landlord when we moved. I wrote the landlord a letter, and I finally heard back from him. I think he was offended by my insistence that plastic caps falling off the faucets was normal wear and tear (and even stated that lawyers had agreed with him in the past). But in the end he agreed with me on the cleaning deposit, and refunded me even more than what I had asked for. So though the tone of his letter wasn’t very nice, the resolution is to my satisfaction. It never hurts to ask, right?
I’m doing a week (well, 4 days) of giveaways at Frugal Mom Reviews. The giveaways all end today, so go peruse the site to find out how to win. Items to be given away include night vision goggles, an Oregon Coast DVD, note cards, and a Potty Training Kit.
Speaking of giveaways, Frugal Dad is giving away three Frugal Dad tote bags. His giveaway ends tomorrow, so leave a comment at Frugal Dad for a chance to win soon!
Congratulations to Gibble, who moved out to his new home in the mountains this week. He’s settling in and trying to unpack (I don’t envy him there). But he and his family are living out their dream!
Madison DuPaix of My Dollar Plan was interviewed for Yahoo Finance! Congrats to Madison!
The Frugal Roundup
Here are some great posts from around the blogosphere this week.
- 15 Free Printable Home Inventory Worksheets at Squawkfox. I love free!
- Free Printable Grocery Lists, a link sent to me by Angelsong. More free! Don’t you love it?
- Stock Market Index at ABC’s of Investing. I have to say I love this site, because investing is not my strong point, and this ABC’s explains things clearly.
- Avoid Debt This Holiday Season at Gather Little by Little. All I have to say is Amen!
- Is the Current Market Drop Good, Bad, or Irrelevant? at Quest for Four Pillars. I’m personally ignoring the news and just going about my frugal life.
- More Than a Cereal: What You Should Know About ChexSystems at Mrs. Micah. I had never heard about ChexSystems until I read this article.
- Teach Your Children the Four Pillars of Money Management at Moolanomy. It’s important to start young.
- 16 Ways to Save Buying in Bulk at My Dollar Plan. Now that I have the space to buy in bulk, I’ll be taking this advice to heart!
- Worst Airline Fees at Cash Money Life. He’s not kidding! On my recent trip I was shocked to see the airline trying to sell $3 bags of chips! I passed.
- I Only Thought I Was Being Frugal… at One Caveman’s Financial Journey. This is a great read! And you just have to read it to understand.
- Save Yourself Money & Headaches On Travel During the Holiday Season at My Two Dollars. My solution is to stay home during the holiday season. That’s not an option for everyone though.
Have a safe Halloween and a great weekend! And don’t forget to switch those clocks back on Saturday night!
Photo by Kroc Caymen.
October 31st, 2008 at 4:22 am
Great roundup and have a wonderful Halloween! Thanks for the mention.
October 31st, 2008 at 4:36 am
Oh I hope his scrapes don’t hurt the fun planned tonight.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:11 am
Nice going on the refund - never hurts to try - and you wouldn’t have even gotten what you did if you hadn’t tried
Thanks for the weekend roundup - my weekend reading! And good luck with the kids tonight! Learning some of those 6 year old lessons is just as hard on Mom as on the kid
I did the dress-rehearsal last night of the grandkids’ outfits - just to make sure we’ve got all the accessories needed, and that I didn’t have to do anymore sewing on the fairy princess dress and cape
What fun!
October 31st, 2008 at 9:28 am
When I was about the same age I thought it would be a great idea to see how far i could ride while doing a wheelie. Everything went along fine until the pot hole showed up. Obviously, the pothole won that battle and down I went! The knee was skinned to the bone and I have a neat scar to show for it. He’ll be bragging about his scar later.
Thanks for the mention.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:08 am
Oh poor guy! And Patrick is right… he’ll be bragging about that scar later!
October 31st, 2008 at 11:30 am
I’m sorry to hear your son got hurt, and I am glad he’s alright. I hurt myself a few times when I was young too, but I don’t have any battle scar that I can brag about, just a clicky hip. Dang.
October 31st, 2008 at 6:00 pm
I hope your son is ok - I’m sure a bit of candy will help with the healing!
November 1st, 2008 at 2:26 pm
If you never hear from Chex Systems, it’s a good thing. I wish I’d never heard of them.
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:42 am
After a year of frugality, I’m $171 away from being credit card debt-free (now, on to the student loans. . . .) I couldn’t have done it without blogs like yours. I was the recipient of a ‘kreative blogger’ award, and have passed it on to you as well, with a post on my blog. Thanks for being an inspiration!
November 5th, 2008 at 6:00 am
Ouch is right! Glad to hear he’s ok! If I had a $1.00 for every injury my boys have had (and will have) I’d be rich!
Thanks for the mention and the congratulations! I lost the post with the pictures due to my server issues. Going to try to put another one together soon, so sorry about that.