Mothering Many

Have I posted about my air conditioning woes on this blog? I think I might have. We’ve had the thing “looked at” (that’s southernese for repaired again) every year for the five years we’ve lived here. That adventure culminated last year in replacing the whole outside unit.

Thankfully, the furnace has been a little better behaved. My family is very thankful for that, having learned that a cold mom is a mean and miserable mom. We actually have a heat pump, but I bypass that puppy and go straight for the heat strips. I want heat! I want forced air heat! And a heat pump, it is lame, IMNSHO.

Now what got me started on heat this fine March day? Well, I saw an ad for a company that will service boilers, and in that ad, it mentioned a five year warranty! I had to check that out a little closer, and I was a bit disappointed to see that the company is in the UK. Disappointed, but not surprised, because I figured a warranty like that on gas boiler service was too good to be true, at least here. It was a nice thought while it lasted, and I will try not to be too jealous. The fact that I only use my heat about 90 days per year may help with that just a bit.

I know I am hitting the budgeting stuff hard lately, but I like saving money, and I figure you do, too. Right? Right.

One thing that can get tremendously expensive in a family this size is eyeglasses. Several of us wear glasses and my dh even has to have high index lenses. There’s not a whole lot you can do without insurance to cut the cost of exams, but remember you don’t have to buy your glasses from the optometrist. There are plenty of places online to get cheap eyeglasses. I just linked you to one, and you can search for others.

Spend the money you save doing something nice for yourself. Or on groceries, LOL!