Sneaking purchases...

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sneaking purchases...
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Thu, 03-25-2004 - 11:10am

I was reading another board about sneaking purchases past their husband's. I know I use to sneak before we started doing our finances together. I would actually come home during lunch to get the mail or unload packages. I was pitiful. Even now, I will bring things in the house and wince thinking how upset Devin would be with me.


So, have you ever hid purchases or not told your DH the whole picture of your finances? We use to horrible fights about finances. I would do the weekly budget and e-mail him it. We would discuss it and everything was fine. Then, he would tell me two days later that he was doing a marathon that cost $75.00. I had to actually ask him before we did the budget-Do you have any marathons? Do you need shoes? Do you have any equipment you need? Can you tell I

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Registered: 10-16-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 1:31pm

That's true...NY black is always in style, summer or winter.


But white in the winter is not seen at all.

 

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Registered: 11-12-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 1:45pm
Yeah, you NEVER wear white to a wedding, only the bride is supposed to wear white.
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Registered: 12-10-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 1:52pm
Sometimes I will *think* that I posted something. When in reality I just thought about thinking to post something! LOL I am far too lazy to keep up sometimes. This is the most active board by far though. I really like it and the posters on here.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 2:51pm
A couple of pediatricians I trust have pointed out that kids' arches don't need any special support; unless you have them in "torture shoes," kids' feet are going to grow just fine. Stride Ride will tell you differently, but they have a financial stake in your buying their claims. I never spent 'real" money on my kids' shoes until they reached the age where they were seriously involved in sports -- I do believe that protecting their feet against repetitive stress injuries is worth it -- but according to the medical advice I've read and heard, regular playing that kids' do isn't going to put any stress on normally growing little feet.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 3:03pm
Clued in and clueless have two different meanings here. Its possible for a person to not be *clued-in* regarding a specific issue, and not be considered *clueless* overall.

If your mother was AWARE of the etiquette *rules* and conveyed them to you, but did not care about them, that means she was clued in about them but simply chose not to incorporate them into your lives. Someone not being clued in about something means they are ignorant on the subject.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 3:10pm
I have never heard of black being inappropriate for any season, anywhere. As warm as it is here people wear black year round. White is worn from April-August even though it is warm here year round.

Jenna

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 3:58pm

Places like Payless don't measure your kids' feet.

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Thu, 04-01-2004 - 4:04pm
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OK. So women have to fight for CREDIBILITY in the eyes of WHOM? Therefore they should dress themselves within the rules of fashion established by WHOM?

I HATE to say it. I really do. But the first WHOM would be MEN. Professional MEN. The second WHOM would be...I dunno...the fashion industry?...women who take fashion serously and want other women to follow the rules? ...cause its not MEN.

MEN do not care if you wear your summer colours in the middle 'o winter. Men care about this primarily : At any time of year women should be wearing clothing that is obviously physically AT LEAST as uncomfortable as that of the men. Preferably more so. Beyond that they are just shallow. If your summer colours and styles meet the above discomfort requirement, but make you look sexier than your winter duds...you should be wearing your summer stuff.

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Registered: 03-29-1999
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 4:40pm
Payless does have the measure thingy and I know how to use it. Not that it matters much because shoe sizes vary so much.

Like I'd trust the teenager at Stride Rite to know what she is doing.

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Registered: 09-04-1997
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 4:51pm
What have I ever said that would lead you to believe that I would take advantage of a retail operation in that way?

When I take my kids to buy shoes, I don't rely on measurements, but I have them try the shoes on and see how their feet feel and how the individual shoes fit. I have them walk around a bit and see how the shoe behaves on the foot. I don't need any kind of device in order to measure that. Even when I have taken the kids in to buy more expensive court shoes for basketball, the measurement that they get is just a starting point -- different brands are slightly different. My older son measured at a 6 1/2 last season and when they tried on a couple of 6 1/2s, they were too snug, so we went with the 7s. We could have figured that out all by ourselves -- he has been wearing a 6 1/2 for awhile, and that would have been what I would have tried first. Then, when the shoes were too tight, we go up a half size. It's not rocket science.

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