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Some Tasks Cleared

June 21st, 2013 at 07:49 pm

My DH was feeling better last night, so I cornered him with the four painting bid and the bank decisions. We concurred on everything, but are waiting to hire the painter until we look at a friend's house on Sunday. She had the same painter as was pleased with him.

We also decided to continue with two checking accounts, one for me and a joint account. In principal I'm all for combining our accounts, but I must admit, trouble with my first husband 15 years ago makes me want my own money. My DH is about as relaxed about money as anyone I've ever seen and leaves all of these decisions to me.
But we're definitely switching to the credit union and to the "over 50" account since it saves us money and offers a few perks.

Today's task has been to search out valances with grommet tops for the family room. No luck at Bloodbath and Beyond, but I'm happily shopping online for some. Penneys and Gardeners.com both seem to have some that I like. I'm eager to get this done!

3 Responses to “Some Tasks Cleared”

  1. snafu Says:
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    If you continue to have difficulty finding grommet valances that meet your needs, it is a relatively easy DIY to install grommets in fabric/valance of choice. Jo Ann's or large fabric & craft shop sell the two part grommets by size and the installation tool.

  2. snafu Says:
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    PS. I agree that women need to have their own, personal bank a/c. Does your bank offer any discounts for clients over 50?
    With banks charging more and more for services that were once free, I wonder if you could maintain your own no cost Savings a/c linked to the cheapest chequing program available since money can be transferred from CU to your personal a/c with a few computer clicks.

  3. My English Castle Says:
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    If I was prone to, snafu, I would make the valances myself. But I despise sewing. I wish I didn't, but I do. And yes, the local bank has lots of free checking with lots of perks for my poor 50-year-old husband. All they demand is the right age and direct deposit of the paycheck. We pay nothing now, but soon it will be nothing with more perks.

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