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In reply to the discussion: Latest Onion: Where Satire Ends and Crying At the Cold Truth of it All Begins. [View all]HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)22. My Sister won't admit it . . .
. . . but she loves the fact that my mom helps out with day care for my niece. Day care itself is another racket, yet surprisingly, I found out not many daycares are profitable.
Things are finally getting better for us financially after a 10-year struggle from 2000-2010. The BushcessionS killed our progress. Years without raises really sucks when you're trying to save for a kid about to head to college.
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HughBeaumont
Mar 2013
OP
I can't even get off the launch pad because work consumes SO much of my time.
HughBeaumont
Mar 2013
#14
One of my piano pieces, "Fantasy on the Old West", has a bar of 13/16 followed by a 6/8, then a 7/8
Occulus
Mar 2013
#35
Our economic system is antiquated - it assumes that everyone needs to work full time.
reformist2
Mar 2013
#19