aja8888
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Can I assume you didn't give up sweets for Lent this year?
No, and glad I didn't!
Can I assume you didn't give up sweets for Lent this year?
Even here, in still-frozen MN, we have King Cakes down at the local (scrumptious) bakery! It is a fabulous bakery and the King Cake they make looks like the one pictured, so I assume it might be at least semi-authentic.
Every year I have a good intention of giving up sweets for Lent, but between girl scout cookies, king cakes, and the world's greatest chocolate bar kids at my door it lasts about 3 days. Oh well, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. . .
Cashed in my pennies at at local Coinstar for an Amazon credit - $47 worth. I can't remember why I collected them.
Slept in, after lunch (late breakfast or early lunch?) fielded a call from "the US Treasury" telling me I owed $5k for my 2012 taxes and if I didn't pay up immediately, I would be arrested. They had my phone #, my address and my complete name. They didn't have any indication that I was married, and according to the caller, I had just ignored the numerous letters they sent to my home. When I asked for details on the return (I was the preparer and it is my return), he told me it was confidential! After about 10 minutes, I got bored with the call and hung up. I then proceeded to go to the IRS website and filled out the phishing alert form. Then spent an hour explaining to DW that I am NOT going to be arrested for failing to send these guys $5k+ via a prepaid credit card! Decided to work on the family's taxes and had a problem with my son's return. Finished the day with over an hour on chat then hold to find out that the best solution is to re-create his return and reenter all of the information .
Shouldn't have gotten out of bed!
Well, you are the Taxman!
That is why I let it go on for a bit. It was fun until I saw that DW was thinking it was real
Our low key days, which most of our days are, do not have us leaving the home except for a walk around the neighborhood. Or if I leave the home, it's to make a quick dash to Home Depot for material for my home DIY projects.
So, going out for lunch then seeing a show in the evening is not low key at all to me.
I am curious to know how big a jar it takes to hold 4700 pennies. You should have taken a photo.
It was just two coffee cans. Heavy though.
Cashed in my pennies at at local Coinstar for an Amazon credit - $47 worth. I can't remember why I collected them.
Doesn't Coinstar charge something like 9% for counting the pennies? Usurious!
About an hour (?) from Khan Country
This is correct and one gift card choice is Amazon, which is essentially like cash for me.My local credit union has a Coinstar machine that is free if you have an account there.
But I think most Coinstar machines let you bypass the fee by taking your money in a gift card.
My local credit union has a Coinstar machine that is free if you have an account there.
But I think most Coinstar machines let you bypass the fee by taking your money in a gift card.
This is correct and one gift card choice is Amazon, which is essentially like cash for me.