What I Did YM-like today

[suesinfl]

Good for you! But why are you teaching as an adjunct and not being paid?

[mollyanna58]

Aug 3, 2015 18:50:59 GMT -5 @southernsusana said:

Aug 3, 2015 18:24:45 GMT -5 suesinfl said:

Good for you! But why are you teaching as an adjunct and not being paid?

Dual enrollment means that high school kids get credit for a year of high school English (in this case) and a semester of college English simultaneously.

I'm not teaching as an adjunct.  I am teaching the course as part of my regular teaching load.  The college just collects the tuition, dictates the parameters of the course, and issues the credit.  They don't pay me because I don't really work for them.  I work for the school system.

Not getting paid to teach this course by the college is fine; my district is paying me much more with benefits.  But I had no desire to pay my personal money just because the college wants to have a personnel file on me.

So the college is collecting $350. per student, but all the expenses are borne by the school district / taxpayers?  Does the college pay anything to the school?

[suesinfl]

Ok, now I understand. Here, I'm not sure how the AP classes, I know that some of the teachers teach the courses on school grounds and some teach online classes. I do know that juniors and seniors can attend the CC free, including books, if they meet a certain requirements. Well, I say free, but I'm sure taxpayers are paying for those students one way or another.  

[Lizard Queen]

I wasn't very YM today, but yesterday I was and I'm not sure how to feel about it.  I ran out of bare minerals foundation, and I really wanted more since my skin is pretty oily this summer.  Being unemployed and feeling poor, I decided to try Ulta's version.  I only had to spend another $5.50 to get a free make-up case filled with their make-up.  I didn't.  It was hard, but I didn't really need or want anything else.  Maybe I should have gotten some nail polish that I'd never use...

[swamp]

I had leftovers for dinner. 

[jinksd1]

I talked to my insurance agent.  My homeowner's insurance is high compared to the national average, and I want to bring it down.  He's going to run some scenarios and look into some possible discounts for me.  He said it will take a couple of days, but he's going in with the goal to cut my insurance by $500-600 annually.

[chiver78]

I looked at the overall state of my credit cards, and how I can consolidate balances (I know....I was very UN-YM and decorated the new house I bought over the winter) to allow me to rebuild savings and pay off those balances at the same time, with the quarterly proceeds of the ESPP program that I will be able to sign up for in September.

maybe not immediately YM of me, but I'm lining stuff up to let me succeed

[imawino]

I lectured the sweetie about buying the "expensive" hot dogs.

I changed my direct deposit to be a little more convenient - and should get $75 from the bank for doing it!

Went to the gyno!  LOL  It's YM because it's completely covered under my insurance. Gotta use your benefits and stay healthy!

Turned up the thermostat before I left for work - even though the kids are in the house.    Hopefully they don't think to turn it down.  (I only put it on 74!  they won't die.  We keep it at 70 overnight and usually turn it to 78 when we go to work)

[swamp]

I brought my lunch today.

The deli meat was on sale, as were the nectarines

[NancysSummerSip]

Fixed extra spaghetti and meatballs last night, brought some for lunch, and will get at least one more meal out of it tomorrow.

Shopped at Walgreen's, combined coupons, saved $3.57 on stuff I actually needed (good-for-me food items, like raisins and canned salmon, plus some kitty food to feed the local strays).

[The Captain]

Got this months rents deposited.

Called DD's orthodontist to get them to use correct billing codes so we'll get full plan benefit credit.

Brought lunch in.  Made a sandwich and home made soup.

Brought my own coffee (freshly ground) into work and brewed my coffee at the office.

Gave DH a $10 Kohl's cash voucher to use when he goes to get a new wallet.

[Anne_in_VA]

Took Uber to my conference today instead of a taxi.  Saved at least $30.  

Ate be breakfast and lunch at the conference so free to me!  Company paid the conference fees too.

[aprilleigh]

This morning my husband and I had to get some travel vaccines for a missions trip this fall. Of the 6 prescriptions / injections I had to fill (11 between the 2 of us!  ) only 5 were completely covered by our insurance. I asked at the pharmacy if they gave a discount for humanitarian aid ... the tech smirked and said no, but when I get the bill for the Yellow Fever Vaccine, I'll be calling member services and asking again! All told, it will be $550 out of pocket, so any little bit helps! 

[Malarky]

I went back to work today after taking a 17 day vacation.

The urge to retire and survive on cat food was strong.  Surely it would be better than working.

But I caved, showed up for work and I even brought and ate my lunch.  

[msventoux]

Skipped breakfast and lunch, drank free water at work and will be eating spaghetti for the 3rd or 4th night in a row for dinner.  It's more laziness than YM-ish, but I'll take it. 

[bobosensei]

Aug 3, 2015 19:16:37 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

I wasn't very YM today, but yesterday I was and I'm not sure how to feel about it.  I ran out of bare minerals foundation, and I really wanted more since my skin is pretty oily this summer.  Being unemployed and feeling poor, I decided to try Ulta's version.  I only had to spend another $5.50 to get a free make-up case filled with their make-up.  I didn't.  It was hard, but I didn't really need or want anything else.  Maybe I should have gotten some nail polish that I'd never use...

You did the right thing.  I bought perfume I've been wanting for 2 years.  I got a ton of free stuff from Macy's.  I got all excited at first, but really it is just garbage I need to throw out.

[Sam_2.0]

I forgot my lunch yesterday. Instead of running out, I ate from my emergency food stash at my desk. Then I cooked random freezer bits for dinner instead of grabbing food to-go.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

My new Honda Accord comes with a per trip mpg gauge. It's our new goal to see who can "win" with the highest mpg. 
Yesterday, DD beat my 41.1 mpg with a 45.1 mpg.  

[yogiii]

This weekend DH's company is doing a free day at the local amusement park.  So we're leaving the 2 y/o behind and taking our 5 y/o so he gets us all to himself.  He'll ride anything he's tall enough for, my kind of guy .

[NancysSummerSip]

In today's paper, a nearby department store offered a 20% off coupon in honor of this weekend's sales tax-free shopping. I am so going to use that - for underwear. Really. I do need underwear.

[teen persuasion]

We went camping over the weekend.  Instead of boarding the cat at the vet's office, I drove him out to stay with DD3 for the weekend.  He's her cat, after all.

[The Captain]

Aug 6, 2015 8:40:57 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

In today's paper, a nearby department store offered a 20% off coupon in honor of this weekend's sales tax-free shopping. I am so going to use that - for underwear. Really. I do need underwear.

Ok, I'm just a little creeped out that I'm pretty much planning to do the same thing for the whole family...

[chiver78]

I refinanced my car thru the company credit union I just joined. I was able to knock my interest rate down from 2.49% to 1.85%, plus the CU will deposit 1% of the amount financed into my shiny new checking account. woot!

[chiver78]

ooh - and there's more! I just finished speaking with the woman doing my car loan. I added gap insurance for $249 for the loan term (a no-brainer for me with all the miles I drive) and because of my credit score, I can defer payments until November - which I did. those three payments will be getting snowballed onto paying off the one card whose balance won't fit on the 0% BT that I'm going to use to consolidate the rest of the balances that have interest on them.

and how's this - the original rate I was quoted for refi was higher than my 2.49%, so I countered with "I told you my score was going to be markedly different from when I bought the car in the first place...." and they went back further into my history to see a steady trend of 750+ instead of the 696 it is right now, and they gave me the A rating b/c this is absolutely a bump in the road. I my new credit union!

[NancysSummerSip]

Aug 6, 2015 9:32:27 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Aug 6, 2015 8:40:57 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

In today's paper, a nearby department store offered a 20% off coupon in honor of this weekend's sales tax-free shopping. I am so going to use that - for underwear. Really. I do need underwear.

Ok, I'm just a little creeped out that I'm pretty much planning to do the same thing for the whole family...

Aw, great minds think alike. And since I've met you, I actually know you have a great mind.