I am resolved to save more in the coming year – and not just save for the sake of saving. I want to save to invest on something. After we buy our car, I might need to look getting a franchise for a food cart or a computer rental shop. These are all plans up [...]

My dad has been looking for some refurbished laptops because they would be needing it to complete an office they are setting up. I am sure there will be great deals come Black Friday so we are going to wait until then. I dont think I would be needing anything this year – I’ve got [...]

Christmas has come! The items I have ordered from a friend arrived this week and they are coming in batches. I need to make an inventory that everything has been delivered and I am one happy camper! I bought things for the four of us but I still need to shop some more for my [...]

I am happily swamped with work! I am not complaining though I am very much overwhelmed. We all need money for the holidays. It is perfect timing that my son went on a vacation with my in-laws for a week. It will allow me to work without distractions (and I do not need to wake [...]

We need one – a trip to the Outer Banks beach rentals would be out of the question though but I am thinking if the weather permits, maybe we can go somewhere for Matthew’s birthday next month. Having your birthday four days before Christmas is always hard, so we try to focus on him on [...]

I haven’t been reading as much books as I want to – I have been too busy to sleep a sold 9 straight hours of sleep a day, much less read books. I have been trying to really slave (and save) away for the rainy day and so far I would like to think I [...]

That’s me alright – I have not backed up anything (files and kits and photos) since April. I have been having a dreaded sense of impending doom happening so a DVD burner is on top of my to-buy list. Fortunately I have a secure online backup for my photos in the form of Flickr. There [...]

Hanging Stuff First, employ a two-rod system. The lower rod allows small arms to reach shirts or jackets; the upper one holds next season’s clothes. Since kids have very little to hang up, the closet requires short rods only. To hang lower rod, cut two pieces of strap webbing (each twice the length [...]