PinnedMember-onlyThe Holiday SeriesIt’s An Invitation, Not a Summons All about invitations vs. expectationsaninjusticemag.com Stock Up On These Ingredients Now Before The Holiday Shortages Apple Pie Spice — you can purchase it in the spice aisle or make your own, it’s super easy and less expensivepomeroysays.medium.com Frugal 2022 Holiday For Under $500 Here are some ways I have saved this holiday season and how to get free cash to get started!pomeroysays.medium.comLife3 min readLife3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Financial SeriesA Tale Of Two Cousins: One Rich and One Poor Some people are just handed everything, while the rest of us work our whole lives.medium.com Printable Grocery Deals Calendar Plan your stock up trips around the schedule the grocery store keeps.pomeroysays.medium.com Retail Regret: Costco Puts a Stop to Crazy Returns In recent years, retailers have cut back on what one can return. But Costco held out as long as possible. Then the…pomeroysays.medium.comLife16 min readLife16 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Family History SeriesMy Great Grandmother’s 100-Year-Old Cookbook Taught Me About Community Recently I came across my great-grandmother’s handwritten cookbook.pomeroysays.medium.com What My Bootlegging Grandfather Taught Me Quiet and unassuming, Grandpa Popeye (as we called him after the cartoon), would pull his 1985 Cadillac up to the pine…pomeroysays.medium.com 100 Years of Frugal Living Lessons Grandma Esther and Grandpa Sonny would have celebrated their 100th birthdays by 2021. Their frugal and full life has…pomeroysays.medium.comLife2 min readLife2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Time Traveler SeriesTHE TIME TRAVELER SERIES IN ORDER: A Time Traveler from 1900 Would Not Recognize Today’s Weather I live in the midwest, almost to the US/Canada line. We have cold winters and mildish summers. Or had.pomeroysays.medium.com Even The Time Traveler Couldn’t Save Us Dearest Edith,pomeroysays.medium.com Letters From the Time Traveler: 2026 My dearest Edith,pomeroysays.medium.com Letters From The Time Traveler: 2030- Part 1 My Dearest Edith,pomeroysays.medium.comLife4 min readLife4 min read
3 hours agoMember-onlyIt’s a Big Wake Up Call When You Find Out About a Family Member’s Death By Google AlertI just found out a relative passed- by Google Alert. I had spent time with Mary* several years ago and she was a very kind person. She was only 77 when she passed. The person I am estranged from did not tell me. Her mother-in-law was like a mother to…Life4 min readLife4 min read
9 hours agoMember-only10+ Best Passive Aggressive Gifts That Send a MessageGifts are not just gifts. They can also be coded messages. And what better time to send a passive-aggressive message than Christmas? It’s normally not socially acceptable to give bad or passive-aggressive gifts for the rest of the year. Especially on someone’s birthday. Or weddings. But Christmas is the perfect…Life2 min readLife2 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyLetters From The Time Traveler: When You Die, What Are You Leaving Behind For Your Relatives To Find?The Dead Tell No Tales. Or Do They? Dearest, The stuff we leave behind can tell more about who we are than what we share in life. My friend Bart* lived a quiet, secretive type life. He was a bachelor his entire life, saying he just never met the right girl. He ran an antiques store and collected…Life5 min readLife5 min read
1 day agoMember-only10+ Thoughtful Holiday Gifts For GrandparentsGrandparents, aunts, uncles, and other older family members can be hard to buy for. Here are some fun and thoughtful gift ideas! General Gift Ideas: Flowers — Flowers are always a nice surprise. Homemade Cards — Drawings, cards, art projects are always a welcome gift for the grandparents. …Life3 min readLife3 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyIt’s An Invitation, Not a Summons. Why Holiday Parties Are Not Required.The holiday season is here! And with it, invites to holiday parties. Not unlike the one above, which I made up. But the message is still the same, that undercurrent of you must attend or else!! For the past three years, those of us not wanting to get sick, whether…Life5 min readLife5 min read
2 days agoMember-only7+ Reasons Why Most Millennials and Gen Z Can’t Make Ends MeetIt’s Not Just Lack of Income… — I asked a few of my friends and others recently what dumb financial decisions they have made that led to financial failure. And they did not hold back! Here are some examples of dumb a** decisions: MARRYING A FINANCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE PERSON My friend Jen married a spendthrift. She didn’t realize he was running up credit…Life7 min readLife7 min read
