Comments on: Happy Dance! http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/ Just tidbits about money and finance. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:10:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: thisisbeth http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188550 thisisbeth Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:25:33 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188550 Congrats on the debt payoff. Note to self: make a dentist appointment already. You have time off and insurance, so there's *no* excuse not to. It sounds like you knit the same way I quilt (another hobby people think is easy and cheap!)--I make most of the stuff for myself, which is good because I never finish! I've finished a few very simple baby quilts and a few small wall-hangings (because they were on deadline for my quilt group contest), but otherwise, it's a warehouse full of unfinished projects. Well, it's not a warehosue full, but if I could own every project I want to do, it would be! Congrats on the debt payoff. Note to self: make a dentist appointment already. You have time off and insurance, so there’s *no* excuse not to.

It sounds like you knit the same way I quilt (another hobby people think is easy and cheap!)–I make most of the stuff for myself, which is good because I never finish! I’ve finished a few very simple baby quilts and a few small wall-hangings (because they were on deadline for my quilt group contest), but otherwise, it’s a warehouse full of unfinished projects. Well, it’s not a warehosue full, but if I could own every project I want to do, it would be!

]]> By: Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Deciding 2008 Goals http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188543 Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Deciding 2008 Goals Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:40:38 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188543 [...] clearly, I put a lot of money into my 401k plan in 2007 and hardly paid down debt though I did a good job tackling the dental bills which my insurance declined to cover instead of creating more credit card [...] […] clearly, I put a lot of money into my 401k plan in 2007 and hardly paid down debt though I did a good job tackling the dental bills which my insurance declined to cover instead of creating more credit card […]

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188542 mapgirl Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:34:22 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188542 Brian A - Nope. NO SOCKS FOR YOU! (using Soup Nazi voice) :-) Brian A - Nope. NO SOCKS FOR YOU! (using Soup Nazi voice) :-)

]]> By: Brian A http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188536 Brian A Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:41:15 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188536 Looks like I've been schooled. Ouch - you gave me a turkey burn! I've learned my lesson. BTW, regarding the cost of labor. If it is truly a labor of love then I think the labor cost should be negligible (in terms of dollars). So does this mean I shouldn't be expecting some nice wool socks for X-mas this year? :( Looks like I’ve been schooled. Ouch - you gave me a turkey burn! I’ve learned my lesson.

BTW, regarding the cost of labor. If it is truly a labor of love then I think the labor cost should be negligible (in terms of dollars).

So does this mean I shouldn’t be expecting some nice wool socks for X-mas this year? :(

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188533 mapgirl Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:07:19 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188533 Brian A - *smacks forehead* That kind of sentiment is exactly what non-knitters say. Handknitting is not cheap. It is a labor of love. Decent sock yarns are $10+ for enough to make a pair. Really good stuff goes for $15 or even $20. That's for the yarn alone and not including the cost of labor. But thanks for the article anyway. I don't do that kind of crap but some of my friends do. I'm selfish and rarely knit for other people. It's all about me. I also can't finish a project to save my life. No. Really. I can't. Lanea will even tell you it's true. SingleMa - Girl, I am going to call you out till you make an appointment. I will get BK to give you the crazy eye. I will come over to your house and make you dial my dentist!!! Surely BabyGirl's orthodontist can make a recommendation? Brian A - *smacks forehead* That kind of sentiment is exactly what non-knitters say. Handknitting is not cheap. It is a labor of love. Decent sock yarns are $10+ for enough to make a pair. Really good stuff goes for $15 or even $20. That’s for the yarn alone and not including the cost of labor. But thanks for the article anyway. I don’t do that kind of crap but some of my friends do. I’m selfish and rarely knit for other people. It’s all about me. I also can’t finish a project to save my life. No. Really. I can’t. Lanea will even tell you it’s true.

SingleMa - Girl, I am going to call you out till you make an appointment. I will get BK to give you the crazy eye. I will come over to your house and make you dial my dentist!!! Surely BabyGirl’s orthodontist can make a recommendation?

]]> By: Single Ma http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188524 Single Ma Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:26:53 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188524 Congrats! So proud of you for knocking that debt out so quickly. Now encourage me to see a dentist before I'm wearing dentures at age 40. Congrats! So proud of you for knocking that debt out so quickly. Now encourage me to see a dentist before I’m wearing dentures at age 40.

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188508 Mrs. Micah Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:26:56 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188508 W00t! W00t!

]]> By: Sistah Ant http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188504 Sistah Ant Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:42:54 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188504 woo hoo!!! woo hoo!!!

]]> By: Brian A http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188503 Brian A Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:38:43 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188503 Well since you're happy, there was a front-page article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday that I thought you might like about competitive knitting. Seems like a relatively cheap way for you knitter-folk to have some fun: http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119766934184930123.html Well since you’re happy, there was a front-page article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday that I thought you might like about competitive knitting. Seems like a relatively cheap way for you knitter-folk to have some fun:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119766934184930123.html

]]> By: lanea http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188501 lanea Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:24:18 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/12/18/happy-dance/#comment-188501 Congratulations! Congratulations!

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