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Debate over Outsourcing Cleaning

Debate over Outsourcing Cleaning

Recently we met up with some people we know from church; one couple had participated in a panel at one of our church’s premarital counseling retreat weekends (which we also did on our one-year wedding anniversary).  We started talking about expectations we all had when we were engaged and how smooth or rocky the first couple years of marriage were.   The two of us more recently married and currently childless couples basically said that household chores … Read entire article »

Filed under: luxuries

Dental Care without Insurance

Dental Care without Insurance

While our workplace provides health insurance and a small yearly voucher for eye care, we are on our own for dental care.  As a consequence, we haven’t been to the dentist since we went off our parents’ insurance – five years ago for Kyle, two years ago for me.  I am very happy with my smile (naturally straight!) and I was beginning to have visions of cavity-ridden teeth and anesthesia, so I scheduled two appointments … Read entire article »

Filed under: frugality, insurance