Nuggets of doom...

Our family feels closer and closer to being ready, willing, and (who knows if we are) able to buy a house. But with all the craziness in the housing market I'm not sure if I'm so willing to do it. I read a lot of real estate blogs, news, etc ... Here's an interesting one about the Federal Reserve:

The Federal Reserve Has Failed Us

My favorite quote is: The Federal Reserve is neither Federal, nor a reserve. It is a private bank that was established in 1913. I won’t bore you with the details. All you need to know is that it is owned privately - by people who could afford and had the power to start a central bank in 1913. It has never been audited. It controls the money supply.

These are all things I didn't know before today (go ahead and laugh if you want) but this info, along with all the other info in this article, is scary. :(

p.s. ~ I still haven't returned or opened that crazy expensive purse, in case you were wondering.

p.p.s. ~ MAJOR props to the person who found and turned in my cell phone to the friendly workers at a nearby cafe. I thought I would never see it again after I realized I lost it, but it is found!!!!!!!! I wasn't sure that there were other honest people out there, but evidently one is out there and s/he is the one that found my phone!!

dilemma

Someone very unexpectedly gave me a Kate Spade purse. I can't decide if I should keep it. It is the most expensive bag I have ever owned. It seems a little crazy and over-the-top. I did visit the Kate Spade store and saw that they had this bag in both Kelly Green (well, I don't know the official "Kate Spade" color name but it was a bright green) or Christmas Tree Red. I would love the green one but my husband thought that was a little over the top. Hahaha.


Speaking of shopping, I think we have a shopper on our hands: