tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093809207544740012.post2220848591006445575..comments2023-10-21T05:59:58.508-05:00Comments on 'Cause everyone has a dash of diva in them: This too shall pass...divajenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18421983145679169356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093809207544740012.post-7253777900364083162008-03-27T12:10:00.000-05:002008-03-27T12:10:00.000-05:00It's AmiI don't know why I am asking this, b/c you...It's Ami<BR/><BR/>I don't know why I am asking this, b/c you are already a brilliant woman, but do you guys have an electronic money-tracker (a la Microsoft Money)?? I use my debit card for everything, and I won't "write things down" but I can use MS money. Every couple of days I just log into my online banking and enter the transactions into MS money until the balances match. No big deal at all.<BR/><BR/>It does 2 things:<BR/>- we have everything "scheduled" in the system -- from regular bills down to entertainment and gas money. This way, the "forecast account balance" function will show us how much we have in our accts. I use it for my acct and the house acct. <BR/>- it lets me "play". As in - if we only spend $20 a week on entertainment, how much is left over? Stuff like that. For when we are saving, or, you know, buying a house.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the point is that if you don't use anything like that, it might really change things for you. PM me and I can get it for you.<BR/><BR/>hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093809207544740012.post-53579842138846932022008-03-26T15:20:00.000-05:002008-03-26T15:20:00.000-05:00Just sending more hugs. Hope things look up soon.Just sending more hugs. Hope things look up soon.Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230997094889375925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093809207544740012.post-62051960485455442122008-03-26T12:05:00.000-05:002008-03-26T12:05:00.000-05:00Hi Diva,I sympathize with you about the costs of I...Hi Diva,<BR/><BR/>I sympathize with you about the costs of IVF. Having said that, I was lucky enough to have my parents pay for our treatment. When I told them what was wrong, my dad asked who he could make the cheque out to and how much. He gave us 10K but we still doled out another 5-6K or so for meds and the cost of starting another course of treatment. You could always take out a line of credit - the interest rates are lower than a credit card. I have a friend who did IVF 4 times and has 40K on a line of credit. He just pays what he can to get the debt down, but he doesn't let it bother him. <BR/>Easy for me to say since I had help, but honestly, it's only money. If you can, look at the big picture. I do when I look at my 3 week old son.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093809207544740012.post-36493854385140441452008-03-26T06:13:00.000-05:002008-03-26T06:13:00.000-05:00*hugs*No great tips here... the usual... limit eat...*hugs*<BR/><BR/>No great tips here... the usual... limit eating out, limit the expensive bevvies (Starbucks, Timmy's, etc.), buy store-brand for things you don't have a particular brand loyalty to if it works out cheaper per unit, shop sales and stock up on things that'll keep... that sort of thing.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah... and move as much as possible into a high-interest account that you can't get to from an ATM. And avoid the credit cards as much as possible (the good ol' if you can't pay for it right away, question if you actually NEED it right away)... obviously that last one doesn't apply to the time-sensitive things like IVF.<BR/><BR/>*hug* Things'll get better, Diva... they have to.celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093809207544740012.post-48281779194101040992008-03-25T22:27:00.000-05:002008-03-25T22:27:00.000-05:00I just want to send you one big gigantic (((HUG)))...I just want to send you one big gigantic (((HUG))) from Montreal!!!<BR/><BR/>GinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com