Dresses and skirts for sale. Mostly in size Small. Make me an offer (plus $6 S&H, less if you want a few); payment via PayPal preferred. More photos are available on request. If no offers in a couple days, I'll list on eBay or Etsy (for the handmade/vintage ones).  ( Photos and descriptions herein )

In November, Massachusetts ballots will have the question "should we repeal the state income tax." The supporters say it will give each citizen back an average of $3,600. For everyone else, consider that the income tax represents 37% of the state budget, or $12 billion. I urge all Massachusetts citizens to vote NO on this question (Question 1, ( Read more... )

What is it?

This time I'm looking for the three paragraph synopsis. The three four sentence synopsis I got about it this weekend is as follows:

Money goes from the person to a fund and *then* to the health insurance company. People don't sue doctors at all. It saves you money. It's better than the current system and has no drawbacks ( Read more... )

Today I picked up three $2-bills. I saw them in the lunch lady's cash drawer Friday but didn't have any spare money on me. I'd forgotten them by lunch today but when I saw them again and realized I had the spare cash I traded them in. When I started examining them I saw that they were printed in 2003, immediately prompting me to suspect they ( Read more... )

Well, payoff. As of tomorrow's payment, I'm done with my car loan! Hooray!

Here's an update on just how free they are. Turns out you can't send in a state one for free anywhere.

1040NOW.NET - $17.95 state
Online Taxes @ OLT.com - $7.95 state ( Read more... )

Anyone have experience using any of the following for free online tax filing?

1040NOW.NET
Online Taxes @ OLT.com
H&R Block's TaxCut Free File
CompleteTax
eSmartTax By Liberty Tax Service
ezTaxReturn.com
Free TaxACT
CitizenTax
Tax$imple - Deluxe Version

Aw man, now I want a bazillion of these buttons/magnets. amavia, there's a line of piggies!

It's a spherical cow!


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Whee! I figured out how to set the heat so it'll turn up to 62ºF when we're awake and home, and back down to 60ºF when we're out or asleep. 62ºF has been tolerable while I'm awake and home. Should I turn it colder while we're out, or while we're asleep? I'm also checking on bird lists how cold they think I can turn it down to and have Gabe ok, ( Read more... )