Setting Boundaries for Grandparental Spending

My in-laws came over to our house yesterday. Their visit was very tense as my wife and I had decided to begin confronting the issue of my mother-in-law’s spending habits, especially concerning our children. She is a spendthrift and she would rather spend every penny she finds instead of saving anything for her retirement [...]

Friday Link Love - Slimey Edition

My new wormy friends will leave their old home in Arizona on Monday for a quick trip to my house and the wonderful new home I’m building for them. We have already started gathering food scraps, cardboard, and waste paper to give them a nice start and we’ll put the final touches on the [...]

Cutting Up Credit Cards Just Got a Bit More Difficult

Last week, my bank sent me new debit cards that I didn’t request or want. Ours weren’t set to expire until late next year, but these were forced upon us by our bank and replaced our existing cards. Why would they incur the extra expense of sending out replacement cards for cards that [...]

I Just Paid a Stranger To Mail Me $29 Worth of Worms

Yes, you read that correctly: I paid a stranger $29 to send me a pound of worms via Priority Mail. But, you see, these aren’t just any ordinary worms. These are Eisenia fetida, otherwise known as Red Wigglers.
Last week, I stumbled upon a post on DIY Life titled, “Start your own worm composting [...]