The Surprising Truth About Bankruptcy

We knew we needed to declare bankruptcy two years before we officially did it. We were struggling financially, and we barely had enough money to cover the bills and the gas at the end of the day - which didn’t count the nearly $30,000 in debt and medical bills that we owed. But still, we struggled. We had been raise to pay our debts, plain and simple. My husband and I took odd jobs in the evening to earn as much extra as we could, and he started back to school through a plan at his work where

Dackels & Errands

It was Dackel Day today. Hubby took his White German Shepherd to the park to work, as it was a parks clean up day, and since I had errands to run, I tossed all three dachshunds into the car and off we went. We drove to the next town and I sent off a package via UPS to a friend of mine. I wanted it packed extra special in the safety department and trackable from here to her door. Oh the dackels loved this. Anneliese sat next to the arm rest between the seats, Arnie sat in the middle of the sea

What to do if Your Employer Does Not Provide Health Coverage

What to do if Your Employer Does Not Provide Health Coverage by Amy Nutt It is painful to not have health insurance Canada because you know that you are not going to be able to afford the health care you need if you become sick or injured. That means you are probably sitting around all of the time hoping you don’t get sick or you don’t break something. In the end, you’re probably going to acquire an ulcer from all of the worrying and then you won’t be able to get that treated either. What if y

Just One of Those Days

*Sigh* I know everyone has gone through those times when you just feel like crap, or like lovely Celly likes to say "caca" (okay that cheered me up a bit lol) and for me, it was just that. It doesn't help that it's Monday but it all started with Friday. (Get ready for a long drawn out story.) I told my husband the night before that I needed gas and he always fills up the tank for me. Well, I wake up in the morning to find that the gas light is on! Man I was pissed but I was running late and