After reading a particularly sad account of a placement agency that ripped off desperate people, I decided to write about my own experience with a temporary agency and what you should and shouldn’t do or expect. Overall it was a good experience, but it helps to know what you’re getting into.

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Because of the seasonal nature of Micah’s work, we have to slow down our debt snowball in the summer. But that’s ok, because debt repayment doesn’t have to stress us out. We just have to stay motivated and stick with it as long as it’s one of our goals.

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Because Micah isn’t a full-time or salaried professor, we lose his paycheck over the summers. Here are some ideas on how to plan for that shortfall so that you don’t find yourself overspending in the summers.

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We got engaged in the end of June (2006), so I had my ring sized for fat fingers (Delaware gets quite humid too). We got married in July but I got to weigh in on that ring and had it sized that March. It wasn’t humid at all and quite cool, so my fingers were their svelte selves. Now the engagement ring fits quite comfortably in the summer but the wedding ring is too tight and uncomfortable.

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Well, yesterday was all about how I have no clue what to give my Dad. One thing I can give him is a blog post in his honor!
I’m grateful to my dad for a lot of things. For putting his family as a priority and making it home to dinner almost every night when I [...]

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