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35-60, depending on how busy we are. #1 rule is "don't get burned out". #2 rule is "get everything done". #3 rule is "try to be available for clients". We get paid hourly, and get 1.5x for overtime. I'll have almost 20 hours of overtime racked up by the end of the week this week, but my...

My suggestions: -Look for clients for your business. -What are your skills? I mean, aside from the ability to seal mechanical drawings and calculations. Are you good with computers? Fast typist? Good editor? Good with tools? Think about that, and if you do need to look for another job...

You can deduct sales taxes instead if there isn't an income tax.

I agree. Pastorship was one of three careers I was "encouraged" to follow (the other two being counselor and teacher) in HS; once I figured out that I really didn't want to listen to other people's problems and not be able to do much about them, I decided not to enter any of those fields.

That's certainly a large part of it, but we're also supposed to use what we've been given to aid others. We don't need to bankrupt ourselves to do so, though, as long as money (or comfort) isn't our main motivator. That's what I've always been taught, at least. Citation? I've never heard...

The entirety of my tithe (10%) goes to either my church or charities that (in my opinion) do the Lord's work (aiding homeless, sick, ministering, etc). My other charitable giving (when I can) is in addition to the 10%, and tends to go to random irreligious charities or political causes that may...

I tithe - or, when money is tight for whatever reason I record for later tithing* - 10%, though like csb my Church's policy is "give us a portion, give other charities a portion**". Tithing is not a tip, to be given if the service is good. Tithing is not optional, to be given when the mood...

Not traveling for Thanksgiving; don't want to deal with my stepfamily or in-law, and they're all down in the same city as my mother. Can't get out of Christmas, though once again I'm avoiding my stepfamily (except for my nieces. The shouldn't suffer for their father's jackassitude.)

Sounds more like a win for those that pay attention to intersection light patterns and small measuring tape vendors.

I went the used car route for my first three cars - in 2000, 2002, and 2003. When I bought my 4th car in Dec 2003, we decided to buy new. Still driving it, and only rarely do I have issues (most of those due to mechanic screwups - one fried the computer with a firmware upgrade, one failed to...

Cheap, extremely temporary debt is fine as well. Take CareCredit or 0% financing offers; they are horrendous if you can't pay them off in 6 months, but on the flip side if you have the money to pay them off sooner, you can save a bit of money in the meantime. Right now I have almost $5k in 0%...

Better idea - why not spend enough on mental health care that people that obviously need care can get it?

How many embassies were attacked under Bush? As for Syria - hopefully they disarm, but there's no way Putin would have pushed for this even slightly without US saber rattling.

I had to put one of my cats - Panda - to sleep today, after he had breathing issues due to an undiagnosed congestive heart issue.

For fantasy readers, I suggest Jim Butcher's "Codex Alera" (6 books & done, "medieval" fantasy) and/or "The Dresden Files" (ongoing, ignore the show, urban fantasy). I'm also a fan of Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles. Oh, and Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar books - start the "The Last...

... So much for eating breakfast.

It's too bad so many countries over there embraced austerity measures. Germany's the only one I know of that is spending heavily on infrastructure.

Nair/Veet for big swathes of hair when needed, "Mach 3" with "Edge" sensitive skin (cheap stuff) for picking up spots/maintaining. I have to be really careful; I have an aloe allergy, so I check ingredients every time I buy.

There's a wall socket/cable outlet at my house where the electrical wiring is A: hooked to the kitchen circuit (socket is on LR side) and B: it's wired so that the cable at least comes down from above, loops through something unknown, and then comes up 5' to the panel. It's the socket most...

I didn't go to a single dance when I was in school.