The universe is weird...

M had his interview, which went quite well, btw. The interviewer was very impressed with his knowledge and qualifications, so we're hoping to hear from him in the next few days. M said his last words were "It was great to have had you in for an interview. Let me check your personal references & I'll call you." Sounds good, right? Then, we get home, and there's a message from another company wanting to know if M would like to come in for an interview. An hour later, the phone rings, and it's M's brother, letting him know that a position as warehouse manager (for the company BIL works for) may be opening up as soon as Tuesday, and would M like the job? Wow.

I just finished reading the book "Miserly Moms". I think the author has some good ideas of ways to cut down on expenses, but I'd definately have to tweak a bit of it here and there. She had some very good points about how people used to reuse things a LOT more than they do now. I do buy a lot of stuff secondhand - clothes, books, even my car - but there are other smaller things I could be doing too. Plus, the author is right about groceries... when I pay attention to sales and make menus and lists, I come out ahead compared to shopping on the fly. No, this does not mean I am going to start buying those giant packages of cheap hamburger, because no one in my house would eat it. But, I could do a better job of stocking up on ground turkey when it's on sale! Altogether, it was actually a pretty enjoyable read!