Timothy White furniture to be at Palm Beach Fine Craft Show
When Timothy White handcrafts a piece of furniture, he follows a strict design dictum: If a piece is supposed to be furniture, it must act as furniture, regardless of what other artistic attributes it may have.

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As a SAHM and just in general a frugal person, I am always looking for tips to save money. I will share a few of mine too. Here are my favorite money saving tips

Use a crock pot, it takes less money to run than your oves, saves tons of time, food turns out great, and it doesn’t heat the house.

Use a Toaster oven. When I’m not cooking in the crock pot I’m cooking in my toaster oven. I bought one big enough to bake pies, bread, cake in square cake pan, cookies, chicken, steaks, etc. . . . . I bought a regular toaster for making toast. I feel making toast in a large toaster oven is a waste of electricity.

Buy used when possible. I bought my sons loft bed for $150 the same exact bed sales for $1000 at our local kids furniture store. I bought his power wheels 2 seater jeep for $30. and I bought a Quadra Fire gas insert for $250, we were looking at the same one at a local store for $2500. These are just a few bargains I have found.

I am new to California and don’t know where I can find good deals for furniture.

Buffett criticizes corporate risk management
Billionaire Warren Buffett said Saturday that CEOs and the boards that hired them should pay a steep price if their companies get into trouble with risky investments.

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I am posting this question on behalf of a friend. My best friend does home day care. One of her families consists of three girls ages 3, 2, and 5 months.

The two older girls are very mischevious. They are constantly pulling out each others hair, climbing on furniture, throwing toys, etc. – all the things that active children do once in a while. It is the mother who is the problem. She sends her girls to day care with RSV, croup, bronchitis, and more. She is constantly picking the children up late. She brings her children to day care in tank tops and shorts in the winter. She makes comments like “you should worship me, I practically pay your mortgage” and so on, even though she is getting a very generous discount. Now the children have started coming to day care saying things like “my mommy says your always frustrated” or “my mommy thinks you’re charging us way too much. ” There are so many more incidences but I won’t list them all.

My friend is the most patient woman I’ve ever met. There is no one that I would trust more with my daughter. She is very frustrated with this parent and feels that there are some things that small children don’t need to hear. Should she say something to this mother, or should she try to ignore it?

Sorry for the long question. We appreciate any advice you have!

Okay so I want to move out my parents house VERY SOON like by next month or earlier if possible. Before it gets cold anyway. These are my current options:

Go back to my old college for grad school (Spring 09) and in the meantime get an apartment in the area ($750-$900/month) My school doesnt offer housing for the grad level students. So this would be my best bet to relocate altogether. I am fairly familiar with the area and know people who still attend the college even though I graduated roughly 2 years ago. I would not be completely alone in a town I dont know. Downside is the town is small, nothing to do–I dont have a car but I would use extra loan money to purchase one once I begin classes.

Another issue is all of the apartments in my opinion are overpriced without any furnishings. So it would be even more expensive to purchase furniture or air beds, etc.

The next option is to move to Philadelphia, PA. There are actually some decently priced apartments that run in the $600-$800 range. I want to live as close to downtown or Center City as possible for the public transportation since I do not have a car. I came across a nice ad that is only asking for $550 a month but wants a $600 deposit, 1 months rent and to pay an application fee. It would be shared housing, I get my own room share a bathroom but have access to all amenities/utilities included that I need. There is a great apt/condo development called Chestnut Hills most apts in the $810-$1050 range they are fully furnished with great amenities. The only issue there is the rooming I want wont be available until December. The available rooms are all expensive and are very large 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. I just want a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment!

The last and final option is to live in the south (NC) where most of my mother’s family is. You can actually get a very affordable apartment for $400-500/mo even less in the major cities. The downside is I would have to get a car which is an additional expense. Another plus side is my cousin could live with me she is with her parents too.

Which option should I take? Try to give a reason why I should or should not consider certain choices. Thank you.

Altogether I have about $2500 saved up towards the move. This is only meant to be enough for the first two or three months thats it.
Thanks for answering my question everyone I really appreciate the answers I have gotten so far. To answer the obvious, I am not currently employed and I dont have a car. I figured that if I move to a larger city like Philadelphia, I would be able to find a job much easier/public transit. As for NC, although its most affordable rent wise my mother’s family is much more intrusive than they need to be so maybe that is not a good idea. My cousin is having a hard time getting work herself!

As for going back to graduate school, I think its my best bet at this point only because a shared housing situation doesnt seem desirable to me, the more I think about it. Plus I dont know anyone in that city that well so maybe I should stick with going back to school. This school is most likely to accept me.

My goal is ultimately to go back to school and get a decent job. The sooner the better. I am at the point in my life where I want to make my own decisions and have MORE liberties