Comments for CreditMom http://www.creditmomblog.com A Mom of Three Talks about Life, Credit and Raising her Boys Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:36:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on Holiday Gift Giving: 7 Ways I Reduced My Spending by 50%! by MITBeta @ Don't Feed the Alligators http://www.creditmomblog.com/personal-finance/holiday-gift-giving-7-ways-i-reduced-my-spending-by-50.html#comment-808 MITBeta @ Don't Feed the Alligators Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:46:51 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=50#comment-808 I find budgeting and sticking closely to the budget the best approach also. I have written about our experience this year here: http://www.dontfeedthealligators.com/blog/our-2008-christmas-shopping-is-done I find budgeting and sticking closely to the budget the best approach also. I have written about our experience this year here:

http://www.dontfeedthealligators.com/blog/our-2008-christmas-shopping-is-done

]]> Comment on Holiday Gift Giving: 7 Ways I Reduced My Spending by 50%! by Robin Altman http://www.creditmomblog.com/personal-finance/holiday-gift-giving-7-ways-i-reduced-my-spending-by-50.html#comment-807 Robin Altman Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:23:59 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=50#comment-807 Great post! I like the way the kids' lists kept growing. They sound like me. I tried so hard to be selfless (we have the "no adult" presents thing, too), but then I started whining, "I want a Kindle!". It involuntarily snuck out of me. I couldn't help it. We didn't get the boys much of anything! I upgraded their phones and they each got a video game. Hey! I had to have money for my Kindle, right? Great post! I like the way the kids’ lists kept growing. They sound like me. I tried so hard to be selfless (we have the “no adult” presents thing, too), but then I started whining, “I want a Kindle!”. It involuntarily snuck out of me. I couldn’t help it.

We didn’t get the boys much of anything! I upgraded their phones and they each got a video game. Hey! I had to have money for my Kindle, right?

]]> Comment on Kids and Money: Teaching Our 14 Year Old to Budget by robert191 http://www.creditmomblog.com/kids-and-money/kids-and-money-teaching-our-14-year-old-to-budget.html#comment-805 robert191 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:22:12 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=35#comment-805 Thanks for the post, I have been having the same problems. Thanks for the post, I have been having the same problems.

]]> Comment on Identity Theft: Hey Mom…I’m $100,000 in debt by iindhira http://www.creditmomblog.com/childrens-id-theft/its-not-just-a-stolen-bicycle-anymore.html#comment-802 iindhira Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:07:54 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=7#comment-802 I apply for a credit cards and I kept on getting denide...and from one of them I got a letter saying that I have a delincuant past....I'm was like wtf...my b.f told me to check it out....and It never got brought up again....7 months later....I remember what happened...and my b.f starts checking my credit report and he finds out that in 2003 my mom had put the house phone under my name and never payed it and also put the house phone under my name so I was in debt for 313$ and it was already filed to the credit buro...smh...noe I'm sitting on my bed...(I live with her) thinking if I should take this to court.....and if I do I need to find a place to live ...cause my family will all hate me for this.=( the life of iindhira..smh I apply for a credit cards and I kept on getting denide…and from one of them I got a letter saying that I have a delincuant past….I’m was like wtf…my b.f told me to check it out….and It never got brought up again….7 months later….I remember what happened…and my b.f starts checking my credit report and he finds out that in 2003 my mom had put the house phone under my name and never payed it and also put the house phone under my name so I was in debt for 313$ and it was already filed to the credit buro…smh…noe I’m sitting on my bed…(I live with her) thinking if I should take this to court…..and if I do I need to find a place to live …cause my family will all hate me for this.=( the life of iindhira..smh

]]> Comment on Personal Budgeting: 6 Money Savings Tips for Today’s Economy by Debra http://www.creditmomblog.com/personal-finance/personal-budgeting-6-money-savings-tips-for-todays-economy.html#comment-799 Debra Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:43:34 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=46#comment-799 I've noticed the FedEx and UPS guys no longer let their trucks idle when making deliveries. If I had a chance, i'd ask one of them if it's a new policy, which i'm guessing it is. I’ve noticed the FedEx and UPS guys no longer let their trucks idle when making deliveries. If I had a chance, i’d ask one of them if it’s a new policy, which i’m guessing it is.

]]> Comment on Back to School Supplies - How Much is Enough? by Former Teacher http://www.creditmomblog.com/kids-and-money/back-to-school-supplies-how-much-is-enough.html#comment-795 Former Teacher Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:30:29 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=27#comment-795 I taught Chemistry and General Science at an inner city school for 1 1/2 years before I gave up due to utter exhaustion and depression. My school district didn't provide me with ANY supplies for the first 6 months - I had a box of chalk and one of tacks - everything else I had to provide myself. Half the time the copiers were broken and I had to pay for copies for 160 students out of my own pocket at Staples or Office Max because I was given only about 20 books to share between the entire class. The students refused to bring paper or pencils to class with them, let alone folders or previously done assignments, the principals preached about getting students to pass the NCLB requirements, but no one provided any support that was actually useful for the kids I had to teach. I finally quit, becuase I could get a job working in a lab where I wasn't being cursed out in two or three different languages daily, didn't have to provide a ream of paper per month for worksheets etc., and actually got paid enough money that I could afford to take care of my own daughter! I understand the frustration you feel in being asked to provide school supplies for your children, but recognize that if you don't, the teacher is the one paying for them and we have upwards of 150 students to pay for (depending on the grade!) I taught Chemistry and General Science at an inner city school for 1 1/2 years before I gave up due to utter exhaustion and depression. My school district didn’t provide me with ANY supplies for the first 6 months - I had a box of chalk and one of tacks - everything else I had to provide myself. Half the time the copiers were broken and I had to pay for copies for 160 students out of my own pocket at Staples or Office Max because I was given only about 20 books to share between the entire class. The students refused to bring paper or pencils to class with them, let alone folders or previously done assignments, the principals preached about getting students to pass the NCLB requirements, but no one provided any support that was actually useful for the kids I had to teach. I finally quit, becuase I could get a job working in a lab where I wasn’t being cursed out in two or three different languages daily, didn’t have to provide a ream of paper per month for worksheets etc., and actually got paid enough money that I could afford to take care of my own daughter! I understand the frustration you feel in being asked to provide school supplies for your children, but recognize that if you don’t, the teacher is the one paying for them and we have upwards of 150 students to pay for (depending on the grade!)

]]> Comment on Nose Jobs - Five Things to Consider Before Your Teen Has One by Emily http://www.creditmomblog.com/kids-responsibilities/nose-jobs-five-things-to-consider-before-your-teen-has-one.html#comment-783 Emily Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:57:59 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=31#comment-783 I need a nose job badly! And Im 14 :(:( It ruins my life! Its horrible! I hate the way I look, I need to change everything..But my nose the most!!! I need a nose job badly! And Im 14 :(:( It ruins my life! Its horrible!
I hate the way I look, I need to change everything..But my nose the most!!!

]]> Comment on Personal Budgeting: 6 Money Savings Tips for Today’s Economy by Diana Patterson http://www.creditmomblog.com/personal-finance/personal-budgeting-6-money-savings-tips-for-todays-economy.html#comment-781 Diana Patterson Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:16:55 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=46#comment-781 hello, I like your blog and I would love to deal with you. My site is about credit cards for women and has PR 2. It would be wonderful if you could write a review about my site with two my links. I would like to know how much money does it cost. Contact me if you are interested in such a deal, and I'll send the url of my site. Regards, Diana hello,
I like your blog and I would love to deal with you.
My site is about credit cards for women and has PR 2.
It would be wonderful if you could write a review about my site with two my links.
I would like to know how much money does it cost. Contact me if you are interested in such a deal, and I’ll send the url of my site.
Regards,
Diana

]]> Comment on Kids and Money: Teaching Our 14 Year Old to Budget by romina http://www.creditmomblog.com/kids-and-money/kids-and-money-teaching-our-14-year-old-to-budget.html#comment-769 romina Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:07:57 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=35#comment-769 I recently discovered this blog. I've had a similiar idea to your rewriting the ten commandments for some time now. I recently discovered this blog. I’ve had a similiar idea to your rewriting the ten commandments for some time now.

]]> Comment on Personal Budgeting: 6 Money Savings Tips for Today’s Economy by Rosie : ) http://www.creditmomblog.com/personal-finance/personal-budgeting-6-money-savings-tips-for-todays-economy.html#comment-767 Rosie : ) Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:49:23 +0000 http://www.creditmomblog.com/?p=46#comment-767 It's funny because the other day, we werewatching the news, and they had this special guest come on the show to tell you how to save hundreds of dollars on the simplet things. Hubby and I watched it, and when it was ove, he turned to me and said:"You already do all of that. What else can we do to save?" LOL Apprently, I budget well and know what to do to savev,mostly because I had to learn with us having such a big family. :) It’s funny because the other day, we werewatching the news, and they had this special guest come on the show to tell you how to save hundreds of dollars on the simplet things. Hubby and I watched it, and when it was ove, he turned to me and said:”You already do all of that. What else can we do to save?” LOL Apprently, I budget well and know what to do to savev,mostly because I had to learn with us having such a big family. :)

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