Comments for Bit of Ivory http://bit-of-ivory.com "on which I work with a brush so fine as to produce little effect after much labour" -- Jane Austen Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Comment on Hey, look, a post! by ben http://bit-of-ivory.com/2010/04/28/hey-look-a-post/#comment-1630 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:57:51 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=887#comment-1630 The best way we’ve found to budget and keep a spending limit without having to do micro budgeting: get a 2nd checking account.

Account1: monthly, known bills. This is the account where auto-debit stuff happens. Think of it as the account the computers use.

Account2: discretionary spending account. You put your allowance in here. Every month, or every paycheck, you divvy up your money and put spending money here. When its gone, its gone. You always know how much money you have to spend because (like cash) your balance is your budget. Never write checks against this account, only visa/debit transactions so the balance is updated nearly instantaneously and you never have checks floating around out there that you have to keep track of.

Simple, no hassle budget that doesn’t take a lot of upkeep, also not overkill if you don’t have a ton of money to deal with in the first place.

]]> Comment on Whee! Christmas! by missteece http://bit-of-ivory.com/2005/12/27/whee-christmas/#comment-1625 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:38:53 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=757#comment-1625 I used to play the violin when I was younger, but gave it up much to my mother’s dismay, when I wanted to play outside rather than practice. She said I’d regret it and I have.
You mentioned the Salt Lake Temple. Are you Mormen? The reason I ask is because I have friends in Texas that are Mormen’s and they were married in the Salt Lake Temple.

]]> Comment on Another essay. . . by missteece http://bit-of-ivory.com/2005/12/20/another-essay/#comment-1624 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:28:17 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=756#comment-1624 My baby sis, (not such a baby, with her own precious baby now), is a huge Harry Potter fan and has read all seven of the books. I have seen all the movies currently out, though I have been dragged to them by my other sister and her two daughters who are huge Harry P. fans. I enjoyed all of them but the last which was too dark for me. As a Christian, I’m not too comfortable with the witchcraft, so I don’t think I’ll be seeing the next movie, (though my sis will probably drag me).

]]> Comment on BABY!! by missteece http://bit-of-ivory.com/2008/12/15/baby/#comment-1623 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:20:28 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=871#comment-1623 I totally agree, being an aunt is the greatest! I am an aunt to three boys and three girls. My sister-in-law just had her third baby, (a beautiful girl). I keep calling her Vivian, when clearly she was named Isabelle. The reason is not that her middle name is Vivian, but that her mom is a huge “Gone with the wind” fan and that makes me think she named her middle name Vivian after Vivian Leigh, then I forget her first name.. What a bad auntie I am!

]]> Comment on Movies My Family Quotes: Part Five by missteece http://bit-of-ivory.com/2008/10/26/movies-my-family-quotes-part-five/#comment-1622 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:10:17 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=868#comment-1622 BTW, I must tell you the story how I found your site: That line, “Death comes unexpectedly” was going through my head this morning for some reason and I couldn’t for the life of me remember what movie it was from. It was driving me nuts! Was it the Princess Bride? I can pretty much recite that movie and I couldn’t find that line anywhere. So I went to google and typed in Death comes unacceptingly, cuz I couldn’t remember the exact line. Nothing came up so I modified it and found your site. I’m so glad I did!

]]> Comment on Movies My Family Quotes: Part Five by missteece http://bit-of-ivory.com/2008/10/26/movies-my-family-quotes-part-five/#comment-1621 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:04:55 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=868#comment-1621 I so loved that movie as a kid! My baby sister watched it literally over 20 times!
My family cannot sing America the Beautiful without singing it Hayley’s way either! We like to tease my mom and call her a Pollyanna because she often plays “the glad game.” She is the most positive person I know besides my husband. Maybe that’s why they are my two favorite people in the world! Unfortunately, I’m more like Nancy in my estimation of the world. But then again we need Nancy’s right?

]]> Comment on *sigh* by Laura http://bit-of-ivory.com/2006/11/06/sigh-4/#comment-803 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:52:22 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/archives/809#comment-803 Ah, who needs them? They really don’t know what they’re missing. Just try not to think about it too hard and think about the new little niece or nephew you’ll be getting very soon. :)

]]> Comment on My weekend as a bulleted list by Amie Gallen http://bit-of-ivory.com/2004/05/10/my-weekend-as-a-bulleted-list/#comment-750 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:23:56 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=601#comment-750 Hey, I was looking up lyrics for a song that was on The Modern Day Pride and Prejudice and noticed that a lyric from the song I’m looking for is #12 under a meme and gg squeage or whatever it’s called. Do you think you could contact me with the artist and/or song title? I’m dying to know the song, well thanks! ttfn. email is amiegallen@hotmail.com

]]> Comment on Another essay. . . by Pat http://bit-of-ivory.com/2005/12/20/another-essay/#comment-795 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:19:47 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=756#comment-795 Thanks Em. That was worth waiting for! Pat

]]> Comment on DONE!! by Pat http://bit-of-ivory.com/2005/12/16/done-2/#comment-794 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:01:58 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=754#comment-794 Yeah, I’d like to read your essay on HP. Thanks,Pat

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