Merry Maid's Personal Finance Blog

Chapter 25

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:36:38 PST

Hark! Thou fairest of all Maids, Merry Maid, hath returneth from over a month of toiling 16 to 18 hours a day, 6 to 7 days a week. AND, if that were not enough to evoke pity in the hearts of our dear readers, Merry Maid is recovering nicely from minor surgery, which, conveniently...

Chapter 24

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:44:47 PST

Thou dost have times in your life when numerous coins, a little over 500 in our Merry Maid's situation, are gladly given over to see loved ones. Merry Maid was desirous of attending her cousin's wedding, but was going to follow Knight Discipline's teachings and not attend. However,...

Chapter 23

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:10:58 PST

Hark! Thou hast the pleasure of celebrating with the heroes of our story the paying off of the debts owing to yon shopkeepers and the debts owing to those that apprenticed the handsome Dashing Knight! A celebration commenced forthwith by having food prepared by others at a local...

Chapter 22

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:51:50 PST

Hark! Dashing Knight, who doth not have young apprentices to instruct in the month of July, was scheduled to ride yon 4-horse carriage to Dallas to be with his lady love for two weekends and a week. However, he surprised his love by showing up early just after bedtime on Wednesday...

Chapter 21

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:58:51 PST

Yon Dashing Knight. Sigh. He tries so hard. Thine paycheck is 1100 coins take home. He said apprenticing young squires would gross an extra 3000 coins. (Merry Maid assumed 2000 coins would be put in a sack to carry home.) Yet both paychecks he deposited in the new joint sack...

Chapter 20

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:43:38 PST

Hear!! Hear!! Shout the knights in the household of our heroes as they clink their mugs of ale. Merry Maid finally has a day off after a fortnight of hard work. Taking a job that pays more and earns incredible per diems (61 coins per day this fine trip) and overtime sounds...

Hark!

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:16:27 PST

Our loving pair rejoiced this fine day whence 1000 gold coins were gifted to them in celebration of their upcoming nuptials! Many, many, many thanks were given.

Chapter 19

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:02:17 PST

Previously, Monseigneur Spending Plan taught Merry Maid that making Knight Stress go away by spending coins -- a.k.a giving him the taxes he thinks he's due -- will only make him grow stronger. Just like the King's brother's men in Robin Hood, Knight Stress and his small band...

Chapter 18

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:46:14 PST

Monseigneur Spending Plan has taken our young couple to task. Instead of modifying their behavior, they have been raiding Dashing Knight's jar of small coins in order to maintain their spending levels.

Our lovers have never spent much, its true, but the jar of small coins...

Chapter 17

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:32:57 PST

Dashing Knight, although recovering from a wretched illness, nobly and dutifully withdrew all the coins given unto him from his regular laboring (1100 coins) and also his stipends mentoring a squire (300) and gave them to Merry Maid to deposit in their joint account. Dashing...

Chapter 16

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:26:32 PST

Merry Maid and Knight Discipline rode their horses to the moneylenders this fine day. Merry Maid's insurance dividend check, refund from the electric company (from when she lived in a land far, far away), and money gained from items placed in a consignment shop equaled 145...

Chapter 15

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:06:54 PST

Knight Time Stealer ransacked the village again. Dashing Knight finally fessed up. While Merry Maid was still living in a land far, far away, Dashing Knight put the stone that was to make the engagement ring on his desk at home and left it there for weeks. This gave the fairies...

Chapter 14

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:26:58 PST

Progress is being made! The money lenders have granted our heroes access to joint accounts via the web; and automatic bill pay/transfers have been set up, even though the debit cards may not be in for another month due to fairies having had their fun with the postal service...

Chapter 13

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:08:10 PST

Good tidings!! The great darkness that had settled over our young heroes these past weeks has lifted, much to our heroes' relief. It is now much easier to see their path to the Land of LivingRight. The Knight of Automation is most wondrous. It is little known, but when he...

Chapter 12

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:45:01 PST

A great darkness has settled over our young lovers' path. Our Merry Maid has been viciously attacked by Knight Stress. Poor Merry Maid has not been able to keep much food down lately. She does not handle major change well.

In order to handle Knight Stress, she has spent...

Chapter 11

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Tue, 22 May 2007 11:33:01 PST

Dashing Knight, our faithful hero, has diligently been driving his 4-horse drawn carriage around the neighborhoods next to his work, ferreting out a place for his lady love. Hark! An apartment has been found via the internet by Merry Maid. All our hero must do is fill out the...

Chapter 10

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Sun, 20 May 2007 09:20:01 PST

In the past, the leads in this story had not been wise with the trust placed in them by creditors. Alas, they did not always remember to make timely payments, if at all. Creditors talk amongst themselves, as people are wont to do, and they have deemed our lovers to no longer...

Chapter 9

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:40:49 PST

The Evil Knight of DeterringCarefullyLaidPlans has repeatedly raided our young lovers' village these past weeks. Many moons ago, Merry Maid opened up joint accounts in her and Dashing Knight's names. But Dashing Knight has not had time to write out the scrolls his Not-So-Benevolent...

Chapter 8

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Wed, 09 May 2007 18:21:36 PST

Our happy young couple are as happy as happy can be! Merry Maid's Benevolent Lord and Master has agreed to allow her to live in the same city as Dashing Knight, without the lessening of coins given each day! Oh, Happy Day. Said Benevolent Lord and Master is not giving monies...

Chapter 7

marieantini@hotmail.com (Merry Maid) — Sun, 06 May 2007 16:14:14 PST

As with all young lovers, disagreements happen from time to time. Our Dashing Knight loves his 4-horse drawn carriage, though the original cost (purchased new, egads!) equaled his yearly income at the time coins were exchanged 2 years ago.

Merry Maid has come to accept...