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Dipping into the Emergency Fund

July 7, 2008

We have been working hard to over the last few months. We’ve been quite successful, although it is hard to change long term habits. We’re paying down the credit cards. We have our emergency fund ready should an emergency occur. It seems though, that Mr Murphy is not all that keen on us sticking to […]

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Screamfree Parenting Book Review

July 4, 2008

I initially saw Screamfree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool, by Hal Edward Runkel, a licensed marriage and family therapist and relationship coach, in a New York Times bestseller list. I passed over the book at first, as I don’t read a lot of parenting books. I have my […]

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What to do in the school holidays?

July 3, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Last week, I began to think about what we could do during the school holidays. I figured planning some activities would help keep the kids (and me) from going stir crazy. Then I was reminded of my childhood holidays – totally unplanned, unscheduled and great fun. I honestly can’t remember doing one […]

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Achieving goals – June

July 2, 2008

It’s time to report in and see how well I’ve done in achieving the goals I set for June. I have to say that knowing I’d be writing about my goals here, for all to see, has really made me focus. Blogging Write a series of posts to schedule if I am away. I’m into […]

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Christmas in July

July 1, 2008

Image by leah1201l via Flick Christmas time in Australia is often hot. It’s not unusual to be celebrating in 35°C (that’s around 95°F). As a result all the yummy, hot Christmas food is mostly off the menu – unless you want to spend a sweltering day in the kitchen. But we don’t miss out! Many […]

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Preparing for tax time

June 30, 2008

Today is the last day of the financial year in Australia. That means it’s time to start thinking about taxes. Ugh. Do you have all your paperwork ready to go for this year? Is it a simple matter of grabbing a file and handing it to your accountant or plugging in some numbers yourself? No? […]

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