by Mir | Aug 13, 2008 | For the kids, Product Talk, Questions Answered
The lovely Melinda writes: I enjoyed your post on nut-free lunches, and I have a concern that is sort of a tangent to that one. I’ve recently become aware of my un”green” lifestyle and am trying to make some changes. I started thinking about the...
by Mir | Aug 7, 2008 | Product Talk, Questions Answered
The very pretty and witty Victoria took time out from her busy Ivy League schedule to send me the following email: I am a very poor college student with more student loans than I can possibly pay off in this lifetime. Nevertheless, I would love to be able to furnish...
by Mir | Aug 6, 2008 | Everyday Wisdom, For the kids, Questions Answered
The very pretty Beth writes: I have not seen anything on this in a while and wonder of you or your readers have any ideas for us. My son is in 1st grade this year and sort of eats lunch at school (it is not officially lunch but they get 2 snack breaks and he does much...
by Mir | Aug 4, 2008 | For the kids, Questions Answered
The lovely Bec writes: My son starts Kindergarten OMG really soon (8/26). I just did an archive search on Want Not and discovered your post of July 25, 2007, which said this: Again—sadly—if you’re asking me this now, there’s not a lot I can do for you...
by Mir | Jun 30, 2008 | Product Talk, Questions Answered
Lovely Jess writes: My husband and I married two years ago and just pooled our vast collections of cookware into one set (giving away a lot of unnecessary cookware that was duplicated) that had pretty much everything we needed. We are now at the point where our...
by Mir | Jun 9, 2008 | Everyday Wisdom, Groceries, Questions Answered
The very pretty Laura writes: Dear Mir, If you have the time and space to tackle this topic, I’d be forever in your debt (at a 0% APR, hopefully…) because my husband and I are hoping to baptize our two kids sometime this summer. What I’ve learned from...