tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post6189305584384236490..comments2024-03-24T05:22:27.179-04:00Comments on Orthonomics: Where Does That Item Get Budgeted?Orthonomicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07892074485262548496noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-9530584844573436952010-03-18T15:12:57.346-04:002010-03-18T15:12:57.346-04:00When we signed a new lease last fall, we negotiate...When we signed a new lease last fall, we negotiated a free carpet clean from them. Saved the coupon until now and will enjoy clean carpets for Pesach.<br /><br />In terms of saving, our budget is too tight to fit in a lot of the things wanted/required on yom tov. So last spring, my husband took a job as mashgiach once Shabbos each month in our local senior care center. He also ramped up his work with private psychotherapy clients. This was hard for him as he already works 40 hours each week. But he did what it took and we now have a nice yom tov account with a small savings cushion that we never had before. Bottom line: whatever we want in this life will have to be earned (usually!) so we have to decide what we are willing to do in order to make it happen.Shoshana Z.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-22630849974470759572010-03-18T11:12:49.271-04:002010-03-18T11:12:49.271-04:00Miriam-I don't know what bozo thought it a goo...Miriam-I don't know what bozo thought it a good idea to put carpet in the dining room. We have removed carpet before. I you have hardwood flooring underneath it is worth doing and not terribly difficult. But, you have to get the little ones out of the house because there are lots of nails to pull up and, while they might want to help, this isn't a matter of letting them stir a brownie mix. I've never installed the strip between the carpet and the rug, but I can't imagine it is too hard.Orthonomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892074485262548496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-19904098704966256812010-03-18T10:26:45.933-04:002010-03-18T10:26:45.933-04:00The living room carpet can just be vacuumed, but o...The living room carpet can just be vacuumed, but our house came with carpeting in the dining room (NOT my idea, but less expensive to just leave it) and I'm sure we were told that our upholstered chairs (that we sit on to eat) and the carpet in the dining room all need to be shampooed to be considered Kasher L'Pesach. I have little kids and even adults have been known to drop a fork on the floor, so this is a real issue.<br /><br />We do have a carpet shampooer, so we'll either use that or have it done professionally (I'm leaning towards doing it ourselves this year, but it takes us much longer than it takes the professionals) -- but either way, it is actually a Pesach requirement for us. <br /><br />Otherwise, I have to agree -- we have a YomTov: Groceries line item in the budget, and we try to break down what we're buying so that only what we plan to actually use on Pesach goes in that way instead of as normal Groceries.miriamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339767447913960853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-14476747548066009552010-03-17T22:42:27.324-04:002010-03-17T22:42:27.324-04:00I paid $129 today for a sewer service to clear the...I paid $129 today for a sewer service to clear the plumbing in advance of the extra use that occurs during Pesach when the family is home and the diet is different. Most homes in my neighborhood have plumbing difficulties on Pesach due to tree roots because the city planted trees on the tree lawns years ago that develop lots of twisted roots. These roots block sewers and when Pesach comes with the extra people and water use and toilet use, there are lots of back-ups. I also bought industrial toilet paper because tissues and soft toilet tissue does not dissolve and cannot be used in the quantity that having the family home for Pesach entails. The plumber's office advised telling family members about a courtesy flush (flushing several times while using the bathroom) to avoid stuffed toilets. All this is an added expense indirectly related to Pesach.rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750230430610565818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-24709503944748283542010-03-17T19:03:34.820-04:002010-03-17T19:03:34.820-04:00What's the problem? We have a line item for &...What's the problem? We have a line item for "Religious Expenses". <br /><br />After all, it's not just Pesach. There's sukkah expenses and arba minim on Sukkos, oil/wicks/etc. for Chanukah, mishloach manos/costumes for Purim and tzitzis, yarmulkas, black hats, mezuzah/tefillin checking all year round (not to mention tefillin buying at bar mitzvah time).RTJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-38957171901862553882010-03-17T15:23:28.660-04:002010-03-17T15:23:28.660-04:00Thanks for the link SL.Thanks for the link SL.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-15811343410312610152010-03-17T15:19:20.996-04:002010-03-17T15:19:20.996-04:00Which brings me to the topic of local yeshiva/boch...Which brings me to the topic of local yeshiva/bochurim cleaning cars for Pesach. There's a very big difference between "Chametz-free" and "Detailing" that some car detailing places do.Critically Observant Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281220943536673356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-16977709108442539932010-03-17T15:13:37.370-04:002010-03-17T15:13:37.370-04:00To your last paragraph: my wonderful parents, who ...To your last paragraph: my wonderful parents, who join us for the first days of yom tov, buy many of our nonperishables and refuse reimbursement. I appreciate the financial savings, but I appreciate the time savings even more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-77496712216319080762010-03-17T15:13:02.957-04:002010-03-17T15:13:02.957-04:00My guess would be that the vast majority of Ortho ...My guess would be that the vast majority of Ortho households in the US are spending between 700 - 2500 exta for pesach.<br /><br />This would be above what it normally would cost during this time if these were regular days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com