Septic tank or sewer would be my first question. You aren't really supposed to have them with septic. I've lived with and without them. I don't have one now and don't really miss it.

Stove Eye. Tennessee. (although I will call them burners to anyone that isn't from here)

I still have to remind my 19 year old to brush her teeth and put up her laundry. However, she's managing full time college and a part-time job so I have hope. She can handle the things that are important to her. Like someone upthread mentioned, if it isn't important to THEM it doesn't get priority. My ADD kid (young adult) is the sweetest person I know, but she really is scatter brained. I've learned to let up on some things. She will move out someday and chores that involve keeping HER house running will become important to her. Or not...it'll be her house, so whatever. So for the short time she's still here, I will keep reminding. I'll also remember the piles of unfolded laundry and the unmade bed that *I* have because those things aren't important to me, and I'm scattered too! lol.

I think it is just that all your problems (and all of your friends' and family's problems) become magnified with that amount of money. That little spending problem you have? A million times bigger. That little spat of jealousy between you and your spouse? A million times bigger. Etc.

I think he'd be fine. I took Spanish for the first time ever last year at CC and they do start from the very beginning. Even my old brain, that does not take to learning a new language at all, still made an A. My DD took Chinese as her first ever DE class and still passed, although she said Chinese was pretty hard.

When mine flares up it can take several weeks for the pain to go away completely. I had a bad round of it last year that had me hurting for about 3 weeks, even with antibiotics. Things that really help me: Staying off gluten (dull pain within 15 minutes of me eating it and will stick around for days), a good probiotic, and high fiber veggies. Dh had one rupture 5 years ago and ended up with a colostomy. If the pain becomes severe, get to the ER quickly!

That would so backfire here. MIL would LOVE that. I'm married to Raymond. You know, from Everybody Loves Raymond? THAT is my MIL..lol.

The state I live in posts your name AND city :glare:

We have a stand up that I really like. You can see everything, and it is all easy to get to. Ours has an alarm if the door is ajar or the temp falls. My in-laws have a chest freezer and there are probably things lost in the bottom of it that are as old as my dh! lol.

I want Quill's salad machine. My half that still craves gluten goodness wants the fresh baked bakery goods machine (that also makes Krispy Kreme donuts), but that would be a fantastically bad idea to have in my house.

Grocery store prices have felt almost cry-worthy around here lately. My girls wanted OJ the other day. A jug of OJ was $13 ($9 with the store card :glare:)! Unless I wanted to go with "orange drink", then I could get it down to $4. We have outrageous cauliflower here too. Oh, and I paid $14 for two half full bags of grapes.

I'd have to go into hiding. I've read that it is pretty much impossible to win anonymously. Just crazies from my family alone would make our lives a living hell.

My husband loves to bake/make desserts and is actually pretty good at it. That said, he can still annoy the tar out of me when he is in the kitchen. He likes to monkey with things that have worked just fine in the past. He also likes to tell me how to make things I've been making for 23 years. That's usually when I go find something else to do and be thankful he's not cooking meth. That's so I don't bludgeon him with the rolling pin.

A small bowl of oatmeal with fresh fruit. A mug of warm tea/coffee with half and half. A cup of broth.

It's even better when you sprinkle a little garlic pepper and a few bacon crumbles on it.

No. For one, my high schoolers typically finish their school work in far less time than the allotted public school day. Why should I be required to babysit teenagers? For another, at this point I am only a facilitator. They work independently, and do not need my direct supervision. Would my presence be required if they went on a field trip with a group or drove themselves to a museum? Or would we be restricted to our home during "school hours"? What about the fact that I attend college full time and also work? Or what about my dual enrolled children? Would I be required to attend class with them? I agree, it is a very limiting question. Female over 18.

I scrub with salt and a nylon brush. Rinse with cool water, and wipe dry right away. I'll wipe it down with more oil if it looks like it needs it.

I am 40 years old and I still changed my mind about my major this year after I started on a different one. I have a nice pile of useless credits. It happens. I don't think there is anything you can do about it. You don't know what you don't know.

I vote Homeschool. That's what I've done for my oldest DD with no issues.

After observing my daughters, it seems to be an inherited trait. I have one that just does. not. see the mess. Her room is in a constant state of disaster. When asked to clean something, she'll put in way more time than needed to do the task, and will still miss things she didn't see. She is this way about her personal grooming as well. On the other end, I have one that is nearly obsessive about order and cleanliness. Her room is almost spotless most of the time. She cleans pretty much without effort. Her personal grooming is very well put together. Then I have the middle child. She can clean well, and her room is respectable. She just isn't obsessive about it. It gets very teenaged style messy at times, but she can quickly put it to order. She keeps herself put together well also, but isn't as finicky about it as her sister. They are all close in age and were raised the exact same way. They were all taught how to clean and keep a house in order. I personally do not keep my house spotless, but it doesn't take a gargantuan effort to get it clean. I really, really enjoy organizing things, and a chaotic house (my own) ramps up my anxiety/discomfort. Big messes don't really upset me, as long a they get cleaned up within a day or so. We often have a messy kitchen, but it gets cleaned completely up every other day at the minimum. (dishes usually done daily). We have a lot of clutter, but we also have a lot of hobbies that collect clutter..lol. Now, I grew up with a mother that was OBSESSED with cleanliness. Nothing was ever out of place, and if you left a glass in the living room "the house was a disaster". We spent every weekend doing a thorough cleaning of everything (in a house that was already spotless), and you never, ever left a mess anywhere, not even in your own room. She also had some mental health problems that tied into that, which made life a living hell. I swore I'd never do that to my kids, and so far have kept it in check.

I have been told that dual enrollment does NOT count towards having another child in college. (I've had to deal with this particular bit twice now)

Right this second, I'd have to put them on a card, but would pay it off quickly. This is because I am currently paying a $2000 ER bill...lol. We don't have much liquid cash on hand. This is mostly due to our current life stage. (three teens, a dd and myself in college, some medical stuff)

I have periods in which I'm busy. This month is not one of them, thank goodness. For me it is when my week is so full that I can't even squeeze in an unscheduled bathroom break. It is when I'm juggling going to college full time, raising three teen daughters, taking two of them to their activities, volunteering at co-op, working part-time, AND keeping up with all the household stuff. It is when I haven't even seen my lovely flower garden in the daytime in months, and I've almost forgotten what my husband looks like! (This was my life last semester, and I worked hard to re-arrange my schedule and drop some things so it will NOT be repeated this semester)

This is how we've approached it with our girls: Find something you are interested in. Something you can imagine yourself doing. It doesn't have to be your passion. Pursue that without putting yourself in financial jeopardy. Mom and Dad do not have the money, nor the desire to support you forever. Find something that you can do that will put food on your table and a roof over your head, without killing your soul. If that means getting a degree, obtain that degree the most frugal way possible so you don't have that debt hanging over your head. Make sure that the odds are in your favor for actually being able to use that degree that you spent so much time and money on. My oldest is getting an Associates in German, and then switching to Library Science. She already works at the library and wants to stay in that field. Not particularly lucrative, but right now she's in a position to take her time and not sink herself into a lot of debt. Twin DD1 LOVES forensic science. She's planning to go into that field or some sort of biological science. She's working hard to make that happen through scholarships. She has a back up plan for if she doesn't get the aid she desires and will begin at our CC for free. Twin DD2 has no clue. She's tossing things around, and will apply for scholarships like her sister (she's just as smart, just not as driven). If she gets full ride somewhere, great..she will go and figure it out as she goes along. If not? She'll go to the local CC for free to get an Associates while she figures it out. My own personal trip through college land? I'm almost 40 and have a husband that could have to go on disability at any time, and will very likely retire early if he makes it that long. His health is poor and not getting better. Although I *could* pursue a career as an artist, I don't want that struggle. I want things like insurance and a steady paycheck. So I'm majoring in my "not soul sucking" choice, which for me is accounting. I'm trying to do it as inexpensively as possible.

While in theory I would love for it to be about rounding out your education and growing as a person, the cost of attending and the economy in general has made it a financial decision. For me and my family, it is a tool to reach a career that can provide stability. This is why I shifted majors from Art to Accounting. I can educate myself on the things I love on my own time for much less money. Getting that CPA will provide for my family.